Access Restriction Bypass Affecting rssh package, versions <2.3.3-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-RSSH-345608
  • published31 Aug 2012
  • disclosed31 Aug 2012

Introduced: 31 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-3478  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 rssh to version 2.3.3-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rssh package and not the rssh package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

rssh 2.3.3 and earlier allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via crafted environment variables in the command line.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1