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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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1728-1 | openssh security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4387-1 | openssh security update |
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 |
USN-3885-1 | OpenSSH vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-17T21:53:56.287Z
Reserved: 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-20685
Updated: 2024-08-05T12:05:17.712Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-01-10T21:29:00.377
Modified: 2025-12-17T22:15:55.163
Link: CVE-2018-20685
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN