CVE-2012-3478

low
Published 2012-08-31 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/50272

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
pizzashackrssh{"endIncluding":"2.3.2"}
pizzashackrssh2.0.0
pizzashackrssh2.0.1
pizzashackrssh2.0.2
pizzashackrssh2.0.3
pizzashackrssh2.0.4
pizzashackrssh2.1.0
pizzashackrssh2.1.1
pizzashackrssh2.2.1
pizzashackrssh2.2.2
pizzashackrssh2.2.3
pizzashackrssh2.3.0
pizzashackrssh2.3.1

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.