CVE-2019-25018 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the rcp client in MIT krb5-appl through version 1.0.3, a product not supported upstream but shipped by some Linux distributions. Malicious servers can exploit this flaw by using filenames like "." or empty strings to bypass access restrictions, similar to previous CVEs. This allows an attacker to modify the permissions of the target directory on the client side, with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:krb5-appl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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