critical9.8
CVE-2017-16548
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 …
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samba | Rsync | after 2.6.9 through 3.1.2 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13112
- https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47a63d90e71d3e19e0e96052bb8c6b9cb140ecc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13112
- https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47a63d90e71d3e19e0e96052bb8c6b9cb140ecc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068