CVE-2001-1459
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.
Published:Jun 19, 2001
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Apr 21, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00396
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Openbsd
Product
Openssh
Openbsd
Openssh
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
