CVE-2019-25018
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CVE-2019-25018 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the rcp client in MIT krb5-appl through 1.0.3, malicious servers could bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename, similar to CVE-2018-20685 and CVE-2019-7282. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the rcp client in MIT krb5-appl through 1.0.3, malicious servers could bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename, similar to CVE-2018-20685 and CVE-2019-7282. The impact is modifying the permissions of the target directory on the client side. NOTE: MIT krb5-appl is not supported upstream but is shipped by a few Linux distributions. The affected code was removed from the supported MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) product many years ago, at version 1.8.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mit | Krb5-Appl | <= 1.0.3 |
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131109Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131109Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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