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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...

5.9 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.07%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

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.

Record
CVE-2019-7282
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-7282
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16826 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-16826
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrxr-vcvh-gm7h 5.9

In NetKit through 0.17, rcp.c in the rcp client allows remote rsh servers to bypass intended...

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.

Record
GHSA-xrxr-vcvh-gm7h
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

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.

Record
CVE-2019-7282
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-7282 5.9

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7282
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-7282 5.9

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7282
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0525 No score

Updated rsh packages fix security vulnerability

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. (CVE-2019-7282)

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. (CVE-2019-7283).

Record
MGASA-2021-0525
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5327-1 No score

netkit-rsh vulnerability

Hiroyuki Yamamori discovered that rsh incorrectly handled certain filenames. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a malicious rsh server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to modify directory permissions.

Record
USN-5327-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
netkit-rsh
Debian:12
before 0.17-20
0.17-20
netkit-rsh
Debian:9
before 0.17-17+deb9u1, plus listed versions
0.17-17
0.17-17+deb9u1
rsh
Mageia:8
before 0.17-36.1.mga8
0.17-36.1.mga8
netkit-rsh
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.17-15
None known
netkit-rsh
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 0.17-17ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
0.17-17
0.17-17ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-7282 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Netkit, published January 31, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in netkit-rsh 0.17-20.

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