CVE-2020-36254

8.1 HIGH
Published: February 25, 2021 Modified: December 03, 2025
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Description

scp.c in Dropbear before 2020.79 mishandles the filename of . or an empty filename, a related issue to CVE-2018-20685.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/commit/8f8a3dff705fad774a10864a2e3dbcfa9779ceff
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/commit/8f8a3dff705fad774a10864a2e3dbcfa9779ceff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
56th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

dropbear_ssh_project