Vulnerability in Netkit
CVE-2019-7282
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Netkit
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
References
- bugs.debian.org/920486 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt (Not Applicable)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7282?
- CVE-2019-7282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netkit. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7282?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.