CVE-2001-1029

N/A Unknown
Published: September 20, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

libutil in OpenSSH on FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier does not drop privileges before verifying the capabilities for reading the copyright and welcome files, which allows local users to bypass the capabilities checks and read arbitrary files by specifying alternate copyright or welcome files.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0173.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/6073
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8697
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0173.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/6073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
30th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd freebsd