CVE-2019-6109 (GCVE-0-2019-6109)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-31 00:00 – Updated: 2026-05-28 18:13
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in OpenSSH 7.9. Due to missing character encoding in the progress display, a malicious server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can employ crafted object names to manipulate the client output, e.g., by using ANSI control codes to hide additional files being transferred. This affects refresh_progress_meter() in progressmeter.c.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-28 18:13 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Assigner
References
Date Public
2019-01-31 00:00
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