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CVE-2012-2251

Date: January 10, 2013

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.

Severity Score

4.9

Related Resources (9)

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/51307

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877279

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2251

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/15

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80334

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2578

Url: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0101.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56708

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2251

Severity Score

4.9

Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.9
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.4
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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