VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1029
libutil in OpenSSH on FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier does not drop privileges before verifying the capabilities for reading the copyright and welcome files, which allows local users to bypass the capabilities checks and read arbitrary files by specifying…
LOW 2.1EPSS 1.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libutil in OpenSSH on FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier does not drop privileges before verifying the capabilities for reading the copyright and welcome files, which allows local users to bypass the capabilities checks and read arbitrary files by specifying alternate copyright or welcome files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.37% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh · freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0173.htmlExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/6073
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8697
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0173.htmlExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/6073
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8697
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.