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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 2.9 (Connectivity Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component PAM Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was shared 06/19/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1459 since 04/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44069 (OpenSSH < 2.9.9p1 Resource Limit Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6757) and Tenable (44069).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 44069
Nessus Name: OpenSSH < 2.9.9p1 Resource Limit Bypass
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: openbsd.orgAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-1459 (🔍)
X-Force: 6757
Vulnerability Center: 6071 - OpenSSH <= 2.9 Allow PAM Restrictions Bypass, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2917 - OpenSSH PAM Session Evasion Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/04/2014 15:41Updated: 05/26/2019 18:10
Changes: 07/04/2014 15:41 (64), 05/26/2019 18:10 (3)
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