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CVE-2001-1459

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.

  • Published: Jun 19, 2001
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2001-1459
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
openbsd / openssh 2.1.1 2.1.1.x
openbsd / openssh 2.5.1 2.5.1.x
openbsd / openssh 2.2 2.2.x
openbsd / openssh 2.1 2.1.x
openbsd / openssh 2.9 2.9.x
openbsd / openssh 2.5.2 2.5.2.x
openbsd / openssh 2.3 2.3.x
openbsd / openssh 2.5 2.5.x