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CVE-2017-16548

Publication date 6 November 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\0' character in an xattr name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the daemon.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
rsync 17.10 artful
Fixed 3.1.2-2ubuntu0.2
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4

Patch details

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Package Patch details
rsync

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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