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ALPINE-CVE-2017-15906

ALPINE-CVE-2017-15906 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create zero-length files.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.19openssh*, *, 6.6_p1-r0
Alpine:v3.7openssh5.8_p1-r0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.18openssh0, 0, 7.5
Alpine:v3.13openssh6.3_p1-r0, *, *
Alpine:v3.17openssh5.2_p1-r0, 5.2_p1-r2, 5.2_p1-r3
Alpine:v3.8openssh6.8_p1-r1, 6.9_p1-r1, 6.9_p1-r2
Alpine:v3.23openssh6.1_p1-r2, *, *
Alpine:v3.14openssh*, 5.1_p1-r1, 5.1_p1-r2
Alpine:v3.10openssh*, 0, 5.1_p1-r2
Alpine:v3.12openssh0, 5.1_p1-r1, 5.1_p1-r2
Alpine:v3.22openssh5.1_p1-r2, 0, 7.5
Alpine:v3.5openssh0, 5.1_p1-r1, 5.1_p1-r2
Alpine:v3.20openssh7.3_p1-r0, *, *
Alpine:v3.4openssh6.3_p1-r1, 5.1_p1-r1, 5.1_p1-r2
Alpine:v3.16openssh5.4_p1-r2, 5.4_p1-r0, 5.3_p1-r3
Alpine:v3.11openssh*, 6.2_p2-r3, 6.3_p1-r3
Alpine:v3.24openssh0, 0
Alpine:v3.6openssh0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.15openssh*, *, *
Alpine:v3.21openssh6.8_p1-r2, 7.3_p1-r2, 7.3_p1-r0

…and 1 more

Timeline

  • Oct 26, 2017 CVE Published
  • Jan 2, 2019 PoC Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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