rsync 3.1.3-development before 2017-10-24 mishandles archaic checksums, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. NOTE: the rsync development branch has significant use beyond the rsync developers, e.g., the code has been copied for use in various GitHub projects.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-15994 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rsync | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rsync | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rsync | Will not fix |
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