CVE-2017-16548
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 3.3%rsync - security update
Published: 11/6/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\0' character in an xattr name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the daemon.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.1.2-r7
- Debian/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.1.2-2.1
- Debian/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.0.9-4+deb7u1
- Debian/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.1.1-3+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |