CVE catalog
CVE-2019-7282
netkit-rsh: CVE-2019-7282
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.07% · Oct 25, 2026
In NetKit through 0.17, rcp.c in the rcp client allows remote rsh servers to bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename. The impact is modifying the permissions of the target directory on the client side. This is similar to CVE-2018-20685.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | netkit-rsh | bookworm | 0.17-24 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | netkit-rsh | 18.04 | 0.17-17 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | netkit-rsh | 18.04 | 0.17-17ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | netkit-rsh | 16.04 | 0.17-15 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | netkit-rsh | 18.04 | 0.17-17 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | netkit-rsh | 18.04 | 0.17-17ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | netkit-rsh | source | bookworm | 0.17-20 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [920486] |
| Ubuntu | netkit-rsh | deb | 18.04 | 0.17-17ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | USN-5327-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | netkit-rsh | deb | 18.04 | 0.17-17ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7282 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [rsh-client]Fixed
Source package: [netkit-rsh]
Details (2)
0.17-24· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.17-20dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · 12
0.17-24· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.17-20dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · 12
- [rsh-server]Fixed
Source package: [netkit-rsh]
Details (2)
0.17-24· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.17-20dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · 12
0.17-24· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.17-20dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · netkit-rsh · debian · 12
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7282]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2822-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7282]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5327-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-7282]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]