CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1459

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, allowing local users to bypass resource limits (rlimits) set in pam.d.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to exceed resource limits, potentially leading to system overload or unauthorized access to resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade OpenSSH to a newer version that improves PAM session handling and to implement additional security measures to restrict local user access.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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