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CVE-2005-3345· NVD / CVE Program· CNA debian

rssh 2.0.0 through 2.2.3 allows local users to bypass access restrictions and gain root privileges by using the rssh_chroot_helper command t

rssh 2.0.0 through 2.2.3 allows local users to bypass access restrictions and gain root privileges by using the rssh_chroot_helper command to chroot to an external directory.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 28, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 30th percentile
CWE
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
rsshrssh

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • rssh rssh2.0
  • rssh rssh2.1
  • rssh rssh2.2
  • rssh rssh2.2.1
  • rssh rssh2.2.2
  • rssh rssh2.2.3

Same product

rssh: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2004-1161rssh 2.2.2 and earlier does not properly restrict programs that can be run, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2006-1320util.c in rssh 2.3.0 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use braces to make a block, which causes a check for CVS to always succeed and allows rsyn
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2004-0609rssh 2.0 through 2.1.x expands command line arguments before entering a chroot jail, which allows remote authenticated users to determine th
    20Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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