Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old OpenSSH scp client flaw where a malicious remote server could trick scp into writing files outside the intended download location. Business risk is highest on legacy systems that still use very old OpenSSH or vendor backports without this fix, especially when administrators transfer files from untrusted servers. Exposure is most likely on legacy Unix/Linux systems running OpenSSH scp before 3.4p1 or unverified vendor builds. Risk depends on users initiating scp transfers from malicious or compromised servers. Modern maintained distributions are unlikely to remain exposed, but old appliances and unsupported hosts need checking. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item, not an emergency unless critical systems still run affected scp clients. Prioritize internet-facing administration hosts, privileged automation, and unsupported systems where file transfers occur from third-party or low-trust servers. Mitigation focus: Update OpenSSH or vendor OpenSSH packages using the cited vendor advisories.; Retire or isolate systems still running OpenSSH scp before 3.4p1.; Avoid scp transfers from untrusted servers until affected clients are remediated..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120147CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- openssh-scp-file-overwrite(16323)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10184CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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