CVE-2001-1459 — HIGH severity vulnerability (OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authen)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1459 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-06-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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