CVE-2001-0872
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.2
7.2CVSS HIGH
Summary
OpenSSH 3.0.1 and earlier with UseLogin enabled does not properly cleanse critical environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.htmlPatch
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-042.1.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000446
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:092
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749779131514&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-026.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-091