CVE-2006-1320 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

util.c in rssh 2.3.0 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use braces to make a block, which causes a check for CVS to always succeed and allows rsync and rdist to bypass intended access restrictions in rssh.conf.

Published: 2006-03-20

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1109-1	New rssh packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1324	util.c in rssh 2.3.0 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use braces to make a block, which causes a check for CVS to always succeed and allows rsync and rdist to bypass intended access restrictions in rssh.conf.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00507.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=346322
http://secunia.com/advisories/21087
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1109
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18999
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25424

History

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Subscriptions

Rssh Rssh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-20T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:03:28.993Z

Reserved: 2006-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1320

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-20T11:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1320

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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