Related Vulnerabilities: 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 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.

Severity High

Remote Yes

Type Denial of service

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.

AVG-542 rsync 3.1.2-8 3.1.3pre1-1 High Fixed FS#57111

29 Jan 2018 ASA-201801-21 AVG-542 rsync High multiple issues

https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git;a=commitdiff;h=47a63d90e71d3e19e0e96052bb8c6b9cb140ecc1