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Red Hat: CVE-2019-14889: CVE-2019-14889 libssh: unsanitized location in scp could lead to unwanted command execution (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-14889: CVE-2019-14889 libssh: unsanitized location in scp could lead to unwanted command execution (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/10/2019
Created
11/06/2020
Added
11/05/2020
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

A flaw was found with the libssh API function ssh_scp_new() in versions before 0.9.3 and before 0.8.8. When the libssh SCP client connects to a server, the scp command, which includes a user-provided path, is executed on the server-side. In case the library is used in a way where users can influence the third parameter of the function, it would become possible for an attacker to inject arbitrary commands, leading to a compromise of the remote target.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-libssh
  • redhat-upgrade-libssh-config
  • redhat-upgrade-libssh-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libssh-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libssh-devel

References

  • CVE-2019-14889
  • RHSA-2020:4545

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