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CVE-2001-0872

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

OpenSSH 3.0.1 and earlier with UseLogin enabled does not properly cleanse critical environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• OpenSSH: through 3.0.1
• RedHat Linux: 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
• Suse Linux: 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000446
• http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:092
• http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749779131514&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-026.shtml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-091
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447
• http://www.osvdb.org/688
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614

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