CVE-2004-1161 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2004-1161

rssh 2.2.2 and earlier does not properly restrict programs that...

Vulnerability Description

rssh 2.2.2 and earlier 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 (1) rdist -P, (2) rsync, or (3) scp -S.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

rssh, linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2

Timeline

Official Publish: December 10th, 2004
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.