The scp client in OpenSSH 8.2 incorrectly sends duplicate responses to the server upon a utimes system call failure, which allows a malicious unprivileged user on the remote server to overwrite arbitrary files in the client's download directory by creating a crafted subdirectory anywhere on the remote server. The victim must use the command scp -rp to download a file hierarchy containing, anywhere inside, this crafted subdirectory. NOTE: the vendor points out that "this attack can achieve no more than a hostile peer is already able to achieve within the scp protocol" and "utimes does not fail under normal circumstances.
References
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https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/955854cafca88e0cdcd3d09ca1ad4ada465364a1 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/aad87b88fc2536b1ea023213729aaf4eaabe1894 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.3 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/27/1 | Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
07 Nov 2023, 03:15
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Summary | The scp client in OpenSSH 8.2 incorrectly sends duplicate responses to the server upon a utimes system call failure, which allows a malicious unprivileged user on the remote server to overwrite arbitrary files in the client's download directory by creating a crafted subdirectory anywhere on the remote server. The victim must use the command scp -rp to download a file hierarchy containing, anywhere inside, this crafted subdirectory. NOTE: the vendor points out that "this attack can achieve no more than a hostile peer is already able to achieve within the scp protocol" and "utimes does not fail under normal circumstances. |
Information
Published : 2020-06-01 16:15
Updated : 2024-08-04 12:15
NVD link : CVE-2020-12062
Mitre link : CVE-2020-12062
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-12062
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Products Affected
openbsd
- openssh
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation