vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5327-1 (CVE-2019-7282): rsh vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 31, 2019 | Mar 16, 2022 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 31, 2019
Added
Mar 16, 2022
Modified
Mar 27, 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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-rsh-clientubuntu-upgrade-rsh-server
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