{"id":"USN-3506-1","summary":"rsync vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that rsync proceeds with certain file metadata updates\nbefore checking for a filename. An attacker could use this to bypass access\nrestrictions. (CVE-2017-17433)\n\nIt was discovered that rsync does not check for fnamecmp filenames and also\ndoes not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to pathnames. An attacker\ncould use this to bypass access restrictions. (CVE-2017-17434)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:15Z","published":"2017-12-07T13:02:53Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17433","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17434"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-17433","CVE-2017-17434","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17433","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17434"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3506-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17433"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17434"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3"}]}],"versions":["3.0.9-4ubuntu1","3.1.0-2","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3","binary_name":"rsync"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3506-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2017-17433","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2017-17434","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1"}]}],"versions":["3.1.1-3","3.1.1-3ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"rsync"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3506-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2017-17433","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2017-17434","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}