Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting rssh package, versions [,2.3.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-RSSH-2380711
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jan 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Jan 2013

CVE-2012-2252  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade rssh to version 2.3.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in rssh before 2.3.4, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via the --rsh command line option.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1