CVE-2018-5764

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    CVE-2018-5764

    Published: 17 Jan 2018Last Modified: 27 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276, https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00028.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -d73762eea3f15f2c56bb3fa9394ad1883c25c949

    Affected versions

    v3.1.3pre1
    v3.1.2
    v3.1.2pre1
    v3.1.1
    v3.1.1pre2
    v3.1.1pre1
    v3.1.0
    v3.1.0pre1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High