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ALPINE-CVE-2019-6111

ALPINE-CVE-2019-6111 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in OpenSSH 7.9. Due to the scp implementation being derived from 1983 rcp, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the scp client only performs cursory validation of the object name returned (only directory traversal attacks are prevented). A malicious scp server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the scp client target directory. If recursive operation (-r) is performed, the server can manipulate subdirectories as well (for example, to overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file).

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.12openssh7.9, *, *
Alpine:v3.11openssh7.8, 7.7, 7.6
Alpine:v3.7openssh5.8_p2-r1, 7.5, 7.5
Alpine:v3.19openssh*, *, *
Alpine:v3.13openssh*, *, *
Alpine:v3.22openssh5.8_p1-r0, 7.9, 7.9
Alpine:v3.23openssh5.1_p1-r1, 7.9, 7.9
Alpine:v3.21openssh7.9, 7.9, 7.9
Alpine:v3.9openssh7.7_p1-r0, 7.9, 7.9
Alpine:v3.15openssh5.8, 5.6, 5.6
Alpine:v3.16openssh5.6_p1-r0, 0, 5.1_p1-r1
Alpine:v3.18openssh7.5_p1-r3, 7.5_p1-r4, 7.5_p1-r5
Alpine:v3.14openssh7.6_p1-r0, 7.6_p1-r1, 7.7_p1-r0
Alpine:v3.17openssh6.9_p1-r4, 6.9_p1-r5, *
Alpine:v3.8openssh7.5_p1-r8, 7.5_p1-r7, 7.5_p1-r6
Alpine:v3.6openssh6.6_p1-r6, 6.7_p1-r0, 6.8_p1-r0
Alpine:v3.10openssh5.1p1-r0, 5.2_p1-r1, 5.2_p1-r2
Alpine:v3.20openssh7.3, 7.9, 7.9

Timeline

  • Jan 31, 2019 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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