CVE-2001-1029 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the libutil library within OpenSSH on FreeBSD versions 4.4 and earlier. This flaw allows local users to bypass security checks and read arbitrary files by manipulating the paths for copyright or welcome messages. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, resulting in potential information disclosure. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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