USN-3543-1

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    USN-3543-1

    Published: 23 Jan 2018Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: rsync vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled certain data input. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16548) It was discovered that rsync incorrectly parsed certain arguments. An attacker could possibly use this to bypass arguments and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5764)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3543-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16548, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5764

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rsync

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4

    Affected versions

    3.0.9-4ubuntu1

    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
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