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CVE-2012-3478

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2012-08-22 rssh -- arbitrary command execution

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2012-3478
Phase Assigned(20120614)

Description

rssh 2.3.3 and earlier allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via crafted environment variables in the command line.

References

Source Reference
BUGTRAQ 20120508 rssh security announcement
BUGTRAQ 20121127 Re: rssh security announcement
MLIST [oss-security] 20120810 CVE Request: rssh command-line parsing vulnerability
MLIST [oss-security] 20120810 Re: CVE Request: rssh command-line parsing vulnerability
MLIST [rssh-discuss] 20120508 Re: rssh security announcement
MLIST [oss-security] 20121127 Re: rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options
DEBIAN DSA-2530
BID 53430
SECUNIA 50272

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