DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15906

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15906
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15906.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15906
Upstream
Published
2017-10-26T03:29:00.220Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:11:57.885695Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The process_open function in sftp-server.c in OpenSSH before 7.6 does not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allows attackers to create zero-length files.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.6p1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.6p1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.6p1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.6p1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}