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This is similar to CVE-2019-6111.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01762,"percentile":0.7818,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2019-01-31T18:00:00Z","modified":"2026-09-21T07:03:23Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"netkit-rsh","fixed_in":["0.17-20"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"netkit-rsh","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17-20"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:9","package":"netkit-rsh","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17-17+deb9u1"}]}],"versions":["0.17-17"],"bundled":2},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","package":"rsh","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17-36.1.mga8"}]}],"bundled":2},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"netkit-rsh","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.17-15"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","package":"netkit-rsh","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.17-17","0.17-17ubuntu0.1"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"debian","product":"debian_linux"},{"vendor":"netkit","product":"netkit"}],"references":[{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/920486","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Mitigation","Not Applicable","Third Party Advisory","advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00016.html","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7283"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2jpr-cg8h-wpp2"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-7283","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0525.html","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29675","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2822","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7283","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7283","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2019-7283","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2019-01-31T18:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-04T20:46:46.015Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:22.432545Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2019-16827","description":"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. 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For an rcp\noperation, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the\nclient. However, the rcp client only performs cursory validation of the\nobject name returned. A malicious rsh server (or Man-in-The-Middle\nattacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in a directory on the rcp client\nmachine. This is similar to CVE-2019-6111. (CVE-2019-7283).\n","status":"published","published":"2021-11-25T13:06:13Z","modified":"2026-04-16T04:41:30.100682445Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:41.849028Z"}]}}