CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1715

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

SSH versions 1 through 3, and possibly other versions, allow local users to bypass restricted shells such as rbash or rksh by uploading a script to a world-writable directory and then executing that script to gain normal shell access.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to world-writable directories and to update SSH to the latest version to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SSH 1 through 3, and possibly other versions, allows local users to bypass restricted shells such as rbash or rksh by uploading a script to a world-writeable directory, then executing that script to gain normal shell access.

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