CVE-2012-2251 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 4.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2251 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-2251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2251/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2251/index.md)
Local users can bypass restricted shell access in rssh when the rsync protocol is enabled, potentially escalating privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2251?
CVE-2012-2251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
rssh 2.3.2, as used by Debian, Fedora, and others, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via a (1) "-e" or (2) "--" command line option.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pizzashack Rssh.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2251?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-2251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2v8-g64c-6cg2.