CVE-2001-1459

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    CVE-2001-1459

    Published: 19 Jun 2001Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797027, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2917, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99324968918628&w=2, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797027, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6757

    Affected packages

    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