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CVE-2004-1161

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1270%
EPSS Percentile12.01th
PublishedJan 10, 2005
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

rssh 2.2.2 and earlier does not properly restrict programs that can be run, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via (1) rdist -P, (2) rsync, or (3) scp -S.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Rssh

Rssh

= 2.0
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Rssh

Rssh

= 2.1
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Rssh

Rssh

= 2.2
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Rssh

Rssh

= 2.2.1
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Rssh

Rssh

= 2.2.2
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Gentoo

Linux

All versions

References & Advisories

🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110202047507273&w=2
🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110581113814623&w=2
🔗 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-01.xml
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11792
🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110202047507273&w=2
🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110581113814623&w=2
🔗 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-01.xml
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11792

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