CVE-2017-15906

The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create…

Medium · published October 26, 2017

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create zero-length files.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03359 · 88.6th percentile
Published
2017-10-26T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 OCT 00:00Z
    The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create…
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