CVE-2001-1459

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Published Apr 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1439	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.158% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99324968918628&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797027
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2917
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6757

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Openbsd Openssh

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM
Reserved: Apr 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 19, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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