# CVE-2005-4533: Argument injection vulnerability in scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when both scp and rsync compatibility are enabled, allows local use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Argument injection vulnerability in scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when both scp and rsync compatibility are enabled, allows local users to execute arbitrary applications via "getopt" style argument specifications, which are not filtered.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/18223
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18236
- http://sublimation.org/scponly/#relnotes
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-17.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23875

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