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CVE-2012-2252
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in rssh before 2.3.4, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.36%
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- debian
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in rssh before 2.3.4, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via the --rsh command line option.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- 51343 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 51307 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121128 Re: rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121128 rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121127 Re: rssh: incorrect filtering of command line options (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-2578 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- rssh-command-line-command-exec(80335) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 56708 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880177 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 87926 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20121127 Re: rssh security announcement (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .