CVE-2018-20685

Summary

CVECVE-2018-20685
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-10 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-23 23:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Hardware Fujitsu M10-1 - All All All
Operating System Fujitsu M10-1 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Fujitsu M10-4 - All All All
Hardware Fujitsu M10-4s - All All All
Operating System Fujitsu M10-4s Firmware All All All All
Operating System Fujitsu M10-4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Fujitsu M12-1 - All All All
Operating System Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Fujitsu M12-2 - All All All
Hardware Fujitsu M12-2s - All All All
Operating System Fujitsu M12-2s Firmware All All All All
Operating System Fujitsu M12-2 Firmware All All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy - All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All
Application Netapp Storage Automation Store - All All All
Application Netapp Storage Automation Store - All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh All All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.6 All All All
Hardware Siemens Scalance X204rna - All All All
Hardware Siemens Scalance X204rna Eec - All All All
Operating System Siemens Scalance X204rna Eec Firmware All All All All
Operating System Siemens Scalance X204rna Firmware All All All All
Application Winscp Winscp All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
upstream: disallow empty incoming filename or ones that refer to the · openssh/openssh-portable@6010c03 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1728-1] openssh security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3885-1: OpenSSH vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
OpenSSH CVE-2018-20685 Access Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201903-16) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4387-1 openssh DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Dropbear: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202007-53) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.c - diff - 1.198 MISC cvsweb.openbsd.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2019 MISC www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CVE-2018-20685 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt MISC sintonen.fi Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 MISC www.oracle.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296092 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 7.1.4 Missing (CPUJAN2019)
  • 500169 Alpine Linux Security Update for dropbear
  • 500487 Alpine Linux Security Update for openssh
  • 501399 Alpine Linux Security Update for dropbear
  • 503903 Alpine Linux Security Update for dropbear
  • 504246 Alpine Linux Security Update for openssh
  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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