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CVE-2017-15906
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-26T03:29:00.220 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:08:27.430

Summary

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 products

openbsd — openssh

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References

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