CVE-2020-36254
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.019 · 79 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
scp.c in Dropbear before 2020.79 mishandles the filename of . or an empty filename, a related issue to CVE-2018-20685.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dropbear ssh project dropbear ssh< 2020.79nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/commit/8f8a3dff705fad774a10864a2e3dbcfa9779ceffcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36254cnnvd
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/commit/8f8a3dff705fad774a10864a2e3dbcfa9779ceffenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/commit/8f8a3dff705fad774a10864a2e3dbcfa9779ceffPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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