{"cve":"CVE-2018-5764","nvd":{"published":"2018-01-17T22:29:00.217","modified":"2026-06-17T02:00:44.693","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276","https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS","https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","samba:rsync"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-5764","score":0.06389,"percentile":0.93668,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}