Vulnerability Report

CVE-2018-5764

Title: Samba Rsync Improper Input Validation

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2018-5764

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Jan 17, 2018
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
6.34%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2018-5764: 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.

Impacted Vendors

S
samba 1
R
redhat 1
R
rsync 1
A
andrew_tridgell 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276 https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00028.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276 https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00028.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2018-5764 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/waleedadam360-web/SyncShield
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.