CVE-2001-0872

high

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7647

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0112-005

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.html

http://www.osvdb.org/688

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-091

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-026.shtml

http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749779131514&w=2

http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.html

http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:092

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000446

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-12-21

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H