UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15906

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15906
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15906.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15906
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Downstream
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Published
2017-10-25T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:29Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10

Affected versions

1:6.*

1:6.2p2-6
1:6.2p2-6ubuntu1
1:6.4p1-1
1:6.4p1-2
1:6.5p1-1
1:6.5p1-2
1:6.5p1-3
1:6.5p1-4
1:6.5p1-6
1:6.6p1-1
1:6.6p1-2
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu1
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.2
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.4
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.6
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.7
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "openssh-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ssh-krb5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

1:6.*

1:6.9p1-2
1:6.9p1-3

1:7.*

1:7.1p1-1
1:7.1p1-3
1:7.1p1-4
1:7.1p1-6
1:7.1p2-1
1:7.1p2-2
1:7.2p1-1
1:7.2p2-1
1:7.2p2-2
1:7.2p2-3
1:7.2p2-4
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.1
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client-ssh1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "openssh-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "ssh-krb5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.6p1-4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.6p1-4

Affected versions

1:7.*

1:7.5p1-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4",
            "binary_name": "openssh-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4",
            "binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4",
            "binary_name": "ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4",
            "binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
        }
    ]
}