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CVE-2001-0872 (GCVE-0-2001-0872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-06-25 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:37
VLAI
Summary
OpenSSH 3.0.1 and earlier with UseLogin enabled does not properly cleanse critical environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
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ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
http://www.osvdb.org/688 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-anno… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-026.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
Date Public
2001-12-04 00:00
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