CVE-2017-15906
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
22 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%All versions
Cloud Backup· NetAppdrupal
95%All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0980Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/a6981567e8e215acc1ef690c8dbb30f2d9b00a19Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.htmlVendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-05Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0004/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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