# CVE-2001-1029: libutil in OpenSSH on FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier does not drop privileges before verifying the capabilities for reading the copyright and welco

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0173.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/6073
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8697
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21114

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