rssh up to 2.2.3 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in rssh up to 2.2.3. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3345. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in rssh up to 2.2.3. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

rssh 2.0.0 through 2.2.3 allows local users to bypass access restrictions and gain root privileges by using the rssh_chroot_helper command to chroot to an external directory.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2005. The weakness was published 12/28/2005 by Max Vozeler (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3345 since 10/27/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20356 (GLSA-200512-15 : rssh: Privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38505 (rssh RSSH_CHROOT_HELPER Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23854), Tenable (20356), SecurityFocus (BID 16050†), OSVDB (21942†) and Secunia (SA18224†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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rssh

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CPE 2.3info

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 20356
Nessus Name: GLSA-200512-15 : rssh: Privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 56262
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: rssh
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/27/2005 🔍
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12/23/2005 +5 days 🔍
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12/27/2005 +4 days 🔍
12/28/2005 +1 days 🔍
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12/30/2005 +2 days 🔍
01/01/2006 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Researcher: Max Vozeler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3345 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3345
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27795
X-Force: 23854
SecurityFocus: 16050 - RSSH RSSH_CHROOT_HELPER Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 18224 - rssh "chroot" Directory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21942 - RSSH - RSSH_CHROOT_HELPER Local Privilege Escalation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 10084 - rssh Local Root Privilege via rssh_chroot_helper, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/29/2025 05:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (74), 06/13/2019 06:52 (5), 06/29/2025 05:34 (20)
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