High severity · published Jan 17, 2018
CVE-2018-5764
The parse_arguments function in options.c in rsyncd in rsync before 3.1.3 does not prevent multiple --protect-args uses, which allows remote attackers to bypass an…
7.5
CVSS
6.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The parse_arguments function in options.c in rsyncd in rsync before 3.1.3 does not prevent multiple --protect-args uses, which allows remote attackers to bypass an argument-sanitization protection mechanism.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.4% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
RS
Rsync · Samba
before 3.1.3 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 17.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5764
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276
Release Notes
https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS
git.samba.org
https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
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