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>> OpenSSH scp Command Line Copying Local Shell Injection Vulnerability
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Title : OpenSSH scp Command Line Copying Local Shell Injection Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0306
CVE ID : CVE-2006-0225
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-01-24
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A vulnerability has been identified in OpenSSH, which could be exploited by local attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an error in scp that, when performing a local-to-local copy, does not properly validate filenames supplied from the command line before being passed to a "system()" function, which could be exploited by malicious users to inject and execute shell commands with the privileges of the user running scp.
Affected Products
OpenSSH version 4.2p1 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSH 4.3 :
http://www.openssh.com/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0306
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/4949
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Josh Bressers
ChangeLog
2006-01-24 : Initial release
2006-02-01 : Updated Solution
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