CVE-2017-15994

Publication date 29 October 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
rsync 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

introduced and fixed during 3.1.3 development period

Patch details

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Package Patch details
rsync

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.8 · Critical

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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