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Gentoo: GLSA-200410-28 Severe: rssh Format String Vulnerability Risk

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rssh is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability that allows arbitrary execution of code with the rights of the connected user, thereby bypassing rssh restrictions

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-28 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: rssh: Format string vulnerability Date: October 27, 2004 Bugs: #66988 ID: 200410-28

Synopsis ======= rssh is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability that allows arbitrary execution of code with the rights of the connected user, thereby bypassing rssh restrictions.
Background ========= rssh is a restricted shell, allowing only a few commands like scp or sftp. It is often used as a complement to OpenSSH to provide limited access to users.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-shells/rssh < 2.2.2 >= 2.2.2
========== Florian Schilhabel f...

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