4.4

CVE-2012-2252: pizzashack rssh

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-2252
Published 11-01-2013Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-2252 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in pizzashack rssh. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-2578-1

Timeline

  1. 11-01-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in rssh before 2.3.4, when the rsync protocol is enabled, allows local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via the --rsh command line option.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Pizzashack1 product
  • rssh≤ 2.3.3 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • rssh< 2.3.4-4

2 vendors · 2 products

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