| Name | CVE-2017-15906 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1500-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssh (PTS) | jessie | 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u4 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u8 | fixed | |
| stretch | 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u7 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u6 | fixed | |
| buster | 1:7.9p1-10 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid | 1:8.0p1-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openssh | source | (unstable) | 1:7.6p1-1 | low | ||
| openssh | source | jessie | 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u6 | medium | DLA-1500-1 | |
| openssh | source | stretch | 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u3 | medium |
[wheezy] - openssh <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/a6981567e8e215acc1ef690c8dbb30f2d9b00a19