CVE-2005-3345

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.

Published: 2005-12-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3345 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3345

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-29 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2024-12-17 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2023-05-23 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3345

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3345

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3345

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2005-3345: 1 GLSA(s) (200512-15), 1 atom(s) (app-shells/rssh); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3345
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3345 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (rssh), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3345

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3345

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rssh rssh 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rssh rssh 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rssh rssh 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rssh rssh 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rssh rssh 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rssh rssh 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3345

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