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.
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1728-1 openssh security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4387-1 openssh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13232 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3885-1 OpenSSH vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:05:17.712Z

Reserved: 2019-01-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-20685

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-10T21:29:00.377

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:01:59.800

Link: CVE-2018-20685

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-20685 - Bugzilla

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