CVE-2004-1161 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.3% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.33% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-01-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gentoo | linux |
| rssh | rssh |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RSSH 2.x - Arbitrary Command Execution | 2004-12-02 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110202047507273&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110581113814623&w=2
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-01.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11792
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110202047507273&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110581113814623&w=2
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-01.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11792
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD