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CVE-2017-15906

Published: Oct 26, 2017Updated: May 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-732
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.4%
Top 12.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
active iq unified manager
Hardware Firmware
cloud backup
Hardware Firmware
clustered data ontap
Hardware Firmware
data ontap edge
Hardware Firmware
hci management node
Hardware Firmware
oncommand unified manager core package
Hardware Firmware
solidfire
Hardware Firmware
steelstore cloud integrated storage
Hardware Firmware
openbsd
oss-project·CA
opensshLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
sun zfs storage appliance kitOn-prem
Databases
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenBSD Project
oss-project·USaka openbsd
OpenSSHLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.6
openssh.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101552
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/a6981567e8e215acc1ef690c8dbb30f2d9b00a19
github.com
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