CVE-2001-1459
EPSS 0.40%
Description
OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, which allows local users to bypass resource limits (rlimits) set in pam.d.
How to fix CVE-2001-1459
To remediate CVE-2001-1459, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssh—upgrade to 1:3.0.1p1-1 or later
Is CVE-2001-1459 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:3.0.1p1-1