CVE-2012-2251

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2251
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-11 01:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionrssh 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora All All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.3.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rssh Command Line Filtering Multiple Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0101.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2578-1 rssh af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
877279 – CVE-2012-2251 rssh: insufficient filtering of -e option for rsync [fedora-all] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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