CVE-2002-1644
SSH Secure Shell for Servers and SSH Secure Shell for Workstations 2.0.13 through 3.2.1, when running without a PTY, does not call setsid to remove the child process from the process group of the parent process, which allows attackers to gain certain…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SSH Secure Shell for Servers and SSH Secure Shell for Workstations 2.0.13 through 3.2.1, when running without a PTY, does not call setsid to remove the child process from the process group of the parent process, which allows attackers to gain certain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ssh/ssh2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740619Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6247Patch
- http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/286/Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10710
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740619Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6247Patch
- http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/286/Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10710
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.