Directory Traversal Affecting archvsync package, versions <20171017
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published17 Oct 2017
- disclosed17 Oct 2017
Introduced: 17 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-8805 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 archvsync to version 20171017 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream archvsync package and not the archvsync package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
Debian ftpsync before 20171017 does not use the rsync --safe-links option, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted upstream mirror.