CVE-2012-2251
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.4
Description
rssh 2.3.2, as used by Debian, Fedora, and others, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via a (1) "-e" or (2) "--" command line option.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| fedora | not-affected | | |
| debian | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pizzashack | rssh | 2.3.2 | |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0101.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51307
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2578
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56708
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877279
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80334
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0101.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51307
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2578
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56708
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877279
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80334
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.