Improper Input Validation Affecting rsync package, versions [,3.1.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-RSYNC-2370536
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 Jan 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5764  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade rsync to version 3.1.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. 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.

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CVSS Scores

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