CVE-2004-1161 describes a critical vulnerability in rssh versions 2.2.2 and earlier, affecting Gentoo Linux and rssh installations. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary programs through specific options in rdist, rsync, or scp. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-24795) is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.