Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1459
CVE-2001-1459
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.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=2.9
Patches
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References
4- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797027nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2917nvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6757nvd
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