CVE-2002-1715

CVE-2002-1715 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting SSH versions 1 through 3. An attacker can bypass restricted shells like rbash or rksh by uploading a malicious script to a world-writeable directory and executing it to gain a normal shell. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a Metasploit module and ExploitDB entry exist, but community discussion and media coverage are minimal.