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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0872

CVE-2001-0872

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.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=3.0.1
  • Red Hat/Linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • SUSE S.A./Linux5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Range: <=3.0.1

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