{"id":"USN-3543-1","summary":"rsync vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled certain data input.\nAn attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16548)\n\nIt was discovered that rsync incorrectly parsed certain arguments. An attacker\ncould possibly use this to bypass arguments and execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2018-5764)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:16Z","published":"2018-01-23T12:45:25Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16548","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5764"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-16548","CVE-2018-5764","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16548","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5764"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3543-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16548"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5764"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4"}]}],"versions":["3.0.9-4ubuntu1","3.1.0-2","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4","binary_name":"rsync"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2017-16548"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2018-5764"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3543-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2"}]}],"versions":["3.1.1-3","3.1.1-3ubuntu1","3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2","binary_name":"rsync"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2017-16548"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2018-5764"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3543-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}