CVE-2001-1029 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can bypass capability checks in OpenSSH to read arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation on FreeBSD systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1029?
CVE-2001-1029 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libutil in OpenSSH on FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier does not drop privileges before verifying the capabilities for reading the copyright and welcome files, which allows local users to bypass the capabilities checks and read arbitrary files by specifying alternate copyright or welcome files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1029?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, OpenSSH.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-1029 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1029 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc87-8mcw-q34j.