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CVE-2018-5764

Published: Jan 17, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
6.4%
Top 7.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
RsyncWayne Davison
On-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Astra Linux Common EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
wayne davisonindividual-devDevTools & CIaka rsync
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
and 8 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
nvd.nist.gov
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5764
security-tracker.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html
lists.debian.org
and 13 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 17, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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