CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1162

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The unison command in scponly before version 4.0 does not properly restrict programs that can be run, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via the -rshcmd or -sshcmd flags.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation by a remote user, which could lead to unauthorized execution of arbitrary commands on the server.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade scponly to version 4.0 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The unison command in scponly before 4.0 does not properly restrict programs that can be run, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via the (1) -rshcmd or (2) -sshcmd flags.

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