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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-6111

However, the scp client only performs cursory validation of the object name returned (only directory traversal attacks are prevented).

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 58.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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).

CVSS 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
58.20% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
openbsd/openssh · winscp/winscp · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · fedoraproject/fedora · apache/mina sshd · freebsd/freebsd · fujitsu/m10-1 firmware · fujitsu/m10-4 firmware · fujitsu/m10-4s firmware · fujitsu/m12-1 firmware · fujitsu/m12-2 firmware · fujitsu/m12-2s firmware · siemens/scalance x204rna firmware · siemens/scalance x204rna eec firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.