CVE-2017-15906

Summary

CVECVE-2017-15906
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-26 03:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-13 12:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create zero-length files.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager - All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Application Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Hardware Netapp Cn1610 - All All All
Operating System Netapp Cn1610 Firmware - All All All
Application Netapp Data Ontap Edge - All All All
Application Netapp Hci Management Node - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager Core Package - All All All
Application Netapp Solidfire - All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All
Application Netapp Storage Replication Adapter For Clustered Data Ontap All All All All
Application Netapp Storage Replication Adapter For Clustered Data Ontap 9.6 All All All
Application Netapp Vasa Provider For Clustered Data Ontap All All All All
Application Netapp Vasa Provider For Clustered Data Ontap All All All All
Application Netapp Virtual Storage Console All All All All
Application Netapp Virtual Storage Console 9.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh All All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.27 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.5.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.5.8 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.1.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.3.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.5.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.5.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.9.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.9.9p2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 2.9p1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.0 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.0.2p1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.1p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.2 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.2.2p1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6.1p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6.1p2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.7.1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.8 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.9 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 4.4 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 4.8 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.0 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.6 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.9 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.0 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 p1 All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.4 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.5 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.6 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.7 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.8 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 7.0 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 7.5 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.27 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 1.2.3 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 1.5 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 2 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 2.5 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 2.9 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.0.1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.0.2p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.0p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.2 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.2.2p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.2.3p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.3p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.4p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.5 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6.1p1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 3.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.7.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.7.1p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.7.1p2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.8 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.8.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.8.1p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.9.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.9.1p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.0p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.1p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.2p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.3p1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 4.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.4p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 4.7 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 4.8 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.0 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.5 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.6 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.7 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.8 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 5.9 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.0 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.1 All All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 p1 All All
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Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.4 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.5 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.6 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.7 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.8 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.8 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.9 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.0 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.1 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.2 p2 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.3 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.4 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.5 p1 All All
Application Oracle Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit 8.8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1500-1] openssh security update MLIST lists.debian.org
OpenSSH 'sftp-server.c' Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.6 CONFIRM www.openssh.com Vendor Advisory
CVE-2017-15906 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
OpenSSH: Permission issue (GLSA 201801-05) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
disallow creation (of empty files) in read-only mode; reported by · openbsd/src@a698156 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

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  • 38905 OpenSSH Improper Authorization Vulnerability (CVE-2017-15906)
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