VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0872
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.87% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh · redhat/linux · suse/suse linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/688
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0112-005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7647
- 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://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/688
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0112-005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7647
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.