CVE-2001-1459

high

Description

OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, which allows local users to bypass resource limits (rlimits) set in pam.d.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6757

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2917

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797027

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99324968918628&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-06-19

Updated: 2024-11-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H