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CVE-2019-7283 (GCVE-0-2019-7283)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-31 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 20:46
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Summary
An issue was discovered in rcp in NetKit through 0.17. For an rcp operation, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the rcp client only performs cursory validation of the object name returned. A malicious rsh server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in a directory on the rcp client machine. This is similar to CVE-2019-6111.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2019-01-31 00:00
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