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Case File

CVE-2017-15906

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 3.36% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-10-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-15906
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
3.36%

Original NVD Description

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.