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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/920486
Not Applicable x_refsource_misc
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00016.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FSEX3TKX2DBUKG4A7VJFDLSMZIBJQZ3G/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NA24VQJATZWYV42JG2PQUW7IHIZS7UKP/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DU33YVEDGFDMAZPSRQTRVKSKG4FAX7QB/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0207
EPSS Percentile
79.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
fedoraproject/fedora
34
fedoraproject/fedora
35
fedoraproject/fedora
36
netkit/netkit
< 0.17
Published
Jan 31, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026