ubuntu-cve-2019-14889
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-12-10 15:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:39
Summary
Details

A flaw was found with the libssh API function ssh_scp_new() in versions before 0.9.3 and before 0.8.8. When the libssh SCP client connects to a server, the scp command, which includes a user-provided path, is executed on the server-side. In case the library is used in a way where users can influence the third parameter of the function, it would become possible for an attacker to inject arbitrary commands, leading to a compromise of the remote target.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A flaw was found with the libssh API function ssh_scp_new() in versions before 0.9.3 and before 0.8.8. When the libssh SCP client connects to a server, the scp command, which includes a user-provided path, is executed on the server-side. In case the library is used in a way where users can influence the third parameter of the function, it would become possible for an attacker to inject arbitrary commands, leading to a compromise of the remote target.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14889",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:39:02Z",
  "published": "2019-12-10T15:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14889"
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      "url": "https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2019-14889.txt"
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    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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    {
      "score": "medium",
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    }
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  "upstream": [
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  ]
}



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