vulnerability
IBM AIX: openssh_advisory13 (CVE-2018-20685): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSH affect AIX
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 10, 2019 | Jul 17, 2019 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 10, 2019
Added
Jul 17, 2019
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
In 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.
Solution
ibm-aix-openssh_advisory13
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