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CVE-2001-1459 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99324968918628&w=2 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6757 CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797027 CVEThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2917 CVEVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99324968918628&w=2 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openbsd openssh
2.1
2.1.1
2.2
2.3
2.5

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-1459
NVD Published Date:
Jun 19, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-1459 Details - Not Deferred