CVE-2014-8990
default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
02 Description
default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-12-05 16:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6f47534ca92bd1eb3ec45d4af2cbd137c9ef5dc80fe3d4cc3c91fcd841efef54
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com62321http://secunia.com/advisories/62321
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2014-15373http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145131.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141119 CVE request: lsyncd command injectionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/1
- github.comhttps://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/issues/220
- www.securityfocus.com71179http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71179
- github.comhttps://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/e6016b3748370878778b8f0b568d5281cc248aa4
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2014-15393http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145114.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3130http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3130
- github.comhttps://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/18f02ad013b41a72753912155ae2ba72f2a53e52
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141120 Re: CVE request: lsyncd command injectionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/5
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201702-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-05
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- lsyncd Fixed in 2.1.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- lsyncd Fixed in 2.1.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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