01 Record
CVE-2012-2251
rssh 2.3.2, as used by Debian, Fedora, and others, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via a (1) "-e" or (2) "--" command line option.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: debian
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
rssh 2.3.2, as used by Debian, Fedora, and others, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via a (1) "-e" or (2) "--" command line option.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-01-11 01:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-04-16
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ba780fdd603f0b016aed4a4acb93c4dfea424b91a562d6f67b7416016339cf47
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com51307http://secunia.com/advisories/51307
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121128 rssh: incorrect filtering of command line optionshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/15
- www.debian.orgDSA-2578http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2578
- www.securityfocus.com56708http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56708
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comrssh-eoption-command-execution(80334)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80334
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877279
- archives.neohapsis.com20121127 Re: rssh security announcementhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0101.html