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CVE-2019-7282
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…
Medium5.9EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 19% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://bugs.debian.org/920486 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211118 [SECURITY] [DLA 2822-1] netkit-rsh security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-dd808b5a2c (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-6748ae617b (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-82a6236ac7 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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