The vulnerability of the OpenSSH cryptographic protection is caused by errors in checking the name of the scp.c directory on the client scp, which allows a hacker to alter the access rights to the target directory.

The vulnerability of the OpenSSH cryptographic protection arises due to errors in checking the name of the scp.c directory on the scp client. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to alter the access rights to the target directory by using the file name “.” or an empty file name...