USN-3885-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3885-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3885-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3885-1
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Published
2019-02-07T18:50:47.851612Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:47Z
Summary
openssh vulnerabilities
Details

Harry Sintonen discovered multiple issues in the OpenSSH scp utility. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to an untrusted server, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to write to arbitrary files, change directory permissions, and spoof client output.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12

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
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12",
            "binary_name": "openssh-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12",
            "binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12",
            "binary_name": "ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12",
            "binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12",
            "binary_name": "ssh-krb5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-20685",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-6109",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7

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
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client-ssh1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7",
            "binary_name": "openssh-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7",
            "binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7",
            "binary_name": "ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7",
            "binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7",
            "binary_name": "ssh-krb5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-20685",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-6109",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1:7.*

1:7.5p1-10
1:7.6p1-4
1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "openssh-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "openssh-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-20685",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-6109",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}