vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2019-7282: netkit-rsh -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 31, 2019 | Nov 29, 2021 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 31, 2019
Added
Nov 29, 2021
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-netkit-rsh
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