CVE-2019-7282
netkit-rsh - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-7282
To remediate CVE-2019-7282, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/netkit-rsh—upgrade to 0.17-20 or later
- —upgrade to 0.17-17+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-7282 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.17-20
- from 0, < 0.17-17+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |