VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-5764

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

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.

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