Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-25017
An issue was discovered in rcp in MIT krb5-appl through 1.0.3. Due to the rcp implementation being derived from 1983 rcp, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the rcp client only performs cursory validation of the object name returned (only directory traversal attacks are prevented). A malicious rcp server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the rcp client target directory. If recursive operation (-r) is performed, the server can manipulate subdirectories as well (for example, to overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file). This issue is similar to CVE-2019-6111 and CVE-2019-7283. NOTE: MIT krb5-appl is not supported upstream but is shipped by a few Linux distributions. The affected code was removed from the supported MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) product many years ago, at version 1.8.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2019-25017
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:krb5-appl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-25017
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 24 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-25017
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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4.9
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NIST | |
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5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-25017
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The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-25017
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131109
Bug 1131109 – VUL-0: krb5-appl: affects krb5-appl kerberized rcp (related to CVE-2019-6111)Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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