ubuntu-cve-2019-7282
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-01-31 18:29
Modified
2025-10-24 04:47
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "rsh-client",
            "binary_version": "0.17-15"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "rsh-server",
            "binary_version": "0.17-15"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "netkit-rsh",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/netkit-rsh@0.17-15?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.17-15"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "rsh-client",
            "binary_version": "0.17-17ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "rsh-server",
            "binary_version": "0.17-17ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "netkit-rsh",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/netkit-rsh@0.17-17ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.17-17ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.17-17"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7282",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:47:29Z",
  "published": "2019-01-31T18:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7282"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/920486"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5327-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7282"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5327-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2019-7282"
  ]
}



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