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CVE-2020-12062

The scp client in OpenSSH 8.2 incorrectly sends duplicate responses to the server upon a utimes system call failure, whi

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0096
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

1
openbsd opensshall versions

Sigma Hunt Rules

2
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious OpenSSH Daemon Error
productmediumOpenSSH Server Listening On Socket

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Jun 2020 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vendor Advisories

2
siemens-csafSSA-398330
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2023-icsa-23-348-10
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.3Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/27/1Mailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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