CVSS 3.1
7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NCVE-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 argument-sanitization protection mechanism.
Severity
- EPSS
- 6.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 93% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- canonical:ubuntu_linux
- debian:debian_linux
- samba:rsync
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