CVE-2018-5764

Publication date 17 January 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

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

Notes

leosilva

for precise/esm code is slightly different.

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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