CVE-2012-2251

CVE-2012-2251 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in rssh versions 2.3.2 and earlier, affecting distributions like Debian and Fedora, when the rsync protocol is enabled. An attacker can bypass restricted shell access by using specific command line options (-e or --). This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4 (medium severity), indicating that a local attacker with medium attack complexity could achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.