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.
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0004/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-05
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/a6981567e8e215acc1ef690c8dbb30f2d9b00a19
https://github.com/t0mer/n8n-nodes-shodan-internetdb
https://github.com/fujiokayu/nmap-nvd-script
https://github.com/krlabs/openssh-vulnerabilities
https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2017-15906
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.6
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-7325
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf