CVE-2019-7282

Public Exploit

Description

In NetKit through 0.17, rcp.c in the rcp client allows remote rsh 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. This is similar to CVE-2018-20685.

5.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.82% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/920486	issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt	not applicable
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00016.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FSEX3TKX2DBUKG4A7VJFDLSMZIBJQZ3G/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NA24VQJATZWYV42JG2PQUW7IHIZS7UKP/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DU33YVEDGFDMAZPSRQTRVKSKG4FAX7QB/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-7282?: CVE-2019-7282 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-7282?: To fix CVE-2019-7282, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-7282 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-7282 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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