CVE-2012-2252

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-01-11 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Pizzashack Rssh: through 2.3.3; 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.0 (+7)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0101.html
http://osvdb.org/87926
http://secunia.com/advisories/51307
http://secunia.com/advisories/51343
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2578
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56708
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880177
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80335
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0101.html

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