CVE-2012-2252

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2252
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-11 01:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionIncomplete blacklist vulnerability in rssh before 2.3.4, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via the --rsh 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: NVD-CWE-Other | 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
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.0.0 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.0.1 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.0.2 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.0.3 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.0.4 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.1.0 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.1.1 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.2.1 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.2.2 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.2.3 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.3.0 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.3.1 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh 2.3.2 All All All
Application Pizzashack Rssh All 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
oss-security - Re: rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
osvdb.org/87926 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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
oss-security - Re: rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
880177 – (CVE-2012-2252) CVE-2012-2252 rssh: incorrect filtering of rsync --rsh command line option af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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