{"id":"CVE-2001-0872","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2001-0872","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:39:13.314Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2001-12-21T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:55:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["openbsd/openssh","redhat/linux","suse/suse linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00871,"percentile":0.58566,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-042.1.txt","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000446","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:092","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749779131514&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-026.shtml","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-091","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/688","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0112-005","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7647","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-042.1.txt","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000446","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:092","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749779131514&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-026.shtml","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-091","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/688","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0112-005","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7647","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0872","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}