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.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Netkit | Netkit | * | 0.17 (including) |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | disco | * |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Netkit-rsh | Ubuntu | xenial | * |