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Red Hat: CVE-2018-20685: CVE-2018-20685 openssh: scp client improper directory name validation (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2018-20685: CVE-2018-20685 openssh: scp client improper directory name validation (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/10/2019
Created
11/07/2019
Added
11/06/2019
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

In OpenSSH 7.9, scp.c in the scp client allows remote SSH servers to bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename. The impact is modifying the permissions of the target directory on the client side.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-openssh
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-askpass
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-askpass-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-cavs
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-cavs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-clients
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-clients-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-keycat
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-keycat-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-ldap
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-ldap-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-server
  • redhat-upgrade-openssh-server-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth
  • redhat-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2018-20685
  • RHSA-2019:3702

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