CVE-2018-5764
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
02 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
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
- 6.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2018-01-17 22:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 05:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-01-17
- 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
- 8d1adee0f2e88017fef4bdb7986c3eaa5066dc6380deb45c4c1392a86e701ec6
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180119 [SECURITY] [DLA 1247-1] rsync security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html
- git.samba.orghttps://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07
- www.securitytracker.com1040276http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3543-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201805-04https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04
- www.securityfocus.com102803http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803
- download.samba.orghttps://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190324 [SECURITY] [DLA 1725-1] rsync security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20211130 [SECURITY] [DLA 2833-1] rsync security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00028.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- rsync Fixed in 3.1.3pre1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- rsync Fixed in 3.1.2-2.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- rsync Fixed in 3.1.2-2.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- rsync Fixed in 3.1.2-2.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- rsync Fixed in 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- rsync Fixed in 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.