DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16548

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16548
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16548.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16548
Upstream
Published
2017-11-06T05:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-30T03:54:40Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}