CVE-2019-6111
Publication date 14 January 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in OpenSSH 7.9. Due to the scp implementation being derived from 1983 rcp, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the scp client only performs cursory validation of the object name returned (only directory traversal attacks are prevented). A malicious scp server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the scp client target directory. If recursive operation (-r) is performed, the server can manipulate subdirectories as well (for example, to overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file).
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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openssh | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.3
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13
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openssh-ssh1 | 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
seth-arnold
openssh-ssh1 is provided for compatibility with old devices that cannot be upgraded to modern protocols. Thus we may not provide security support for this package if doing so would prevent access to equipment.
mdeslaur
The recommended workaround for this issue is to switch to using sftp instead of scp. The updates in USN-3885-1 inverted two CVE numbers by accident. The initial USN was incomplete and did not include the second commit.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.9 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3885-1
- OpenSSH vulnerabilities
- 7 February 2019
- USN-3885-2
- OpenSSH vulnerability
- 4 March 2019