# CVE-2019-7283: An issue was discovered in rcp in NetKit through 0.17.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-01-31 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in rcp in NetKit through 0.17. For an rcp operation, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the rcp client only performs cursory validation of the object name returned. A malicious rsh server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in a directory on the rcp client machine. This is similar to CVE-2019-6111.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/920486
- https://sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00016.html

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