Privilege Escalation via OpenSSH UseLogin Vulnerability

Privilege Escalation via OpenSSH UseLogin Vulnerability

CVE-2001-0872 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

OpenSSH 3.0.1 and earlier with UseLogin enabled does not properly cleanse critical environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

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