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Red Hat: CVE-2020-15778: openssh: scp allows command injection when using backtick characters in the destination argument (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-15778: openssh: scp allows command injection when using backtick characters in the destination argument (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/24/2020
Created
05/24/2024
Added
05/23/2024
Modified
05/23/2024

Description

scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated that they intentionally omit validation of "anomalous argument transfers" because that could "stand a great chance of breaking existing workflows."

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

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