CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0872

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

OpenSSH 3.0.1 and earlier with UseLogin enabled does not properly cleanse critical environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full administrative privileges, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade OpenSSH to a newer version that does not contain this vulnerability and to disable the UseLogin option if possible.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

OpenSSH 3.0.1 and earlier with UseLogin enabled does not properly cleanse critical environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS