CVE-2000-0992

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    CVE-2000-0992

    Published: 19 Dec 2000Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Directory traversal vulnerability in scp in sshd 1.2.xx allows a remote malicious scp server to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

    References: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0359.html, http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:057, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1742, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0359.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1742, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1742, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5312

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High