CVE - CVE-2000-0525

CVE-ID
CVE-2000-0525	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
OpenSSH does not properly drop privileges when the UseLogin option is enabled, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by providing the command to the ssh daemon.
References
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BID:1334 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1334 BUGTRAQ:20000609 OpenSSH's UseLogin option allows remote access with root privilege. URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0065.html OPENBSD:20000606 The non-default UseLogin feature in /etc/sshd_config is broken and should not be used. URL:http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#uselogin OSVDB:341 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/341~~ (Obsolete source) XF:openssh-uselogin-remote-exec(4646) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4646
Date Record Created
20001013	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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