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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20685

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20685 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14openssh0, 0, 0
Debian:12openssh0, 0, 0
Debian:13openssh0, 0, 0
Debian:11openssh0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 10, 2019 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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