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CVE-2019-1000018

Published: 4 February 2019

rssh version 2.3.4 contains a CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in allowscp permission that can result in Local command execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via An authorized SSH user with the allowscp permission.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie 
this fix introduced a regression, see debian bug

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
rssh
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian 		bionic
Released (2.3.4-7ubuntu0.1)
cosmic
Released (2.3.4-8ubuntu0.2)
trusty
Released (2.3.4-4+deb8u2build0.14.04.2)
upstream
Released (2.3.4-9)
xenial
Released (2.3.4-4+deb8u2build0.16.04.2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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