CVE-2019-25018

HIGH EPSS 72.9%
Published Feb 2, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Feb 2, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the rcp client in MIT krb5-appl through 1.0.3, malicious servers could bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename, similar to CVE-2018-20685 and CVE-2019-7282. The impact is modifying the permissions of the target directory on the client side. 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
72.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
mitkrb5-appl* ≤1.0.3

References 1

  • bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131109
    ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.