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CVE-2001-1459

OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, which allows local users to bypass resource limits (rlimits) set in pam.d.

Published

2001-06-19T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openbsd openssh 2.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.1.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9 Yes
References