Is CVE-2001-1459 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2001-1459 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2001-1459?

CVE-2001-1459 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2001-1459?

CVE-2001-1459 has an EPSS score of 2.16% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1459?

Upgrade openssh on debian 11 to 1:3.0.1p1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2001-1459

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, which allows local users to bypass resource limits (rlimits) set in pam.d.

How to fix

Remediation Available

opensshDebian

Fixed in:1:3.0.1p1-1CVE-2001-1459

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Third-Party Advisory1

kb.cert.org

Other references2

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