CVE-2017-17433
The recv_files function in receiver.c in the daemon in rsync 3.1.2, and 3.1.3-development before 2017-12-03, proceeds with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename in the daemon_filter_list data structure, which allows remote…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The recv_files function in receiver.c in the daemon in rsync 3.1.2, and 3.1.3-development before 2017-12-03, proceeds with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename in the daemon_filter_list data structure, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · samba/rsync
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=169Third Party Advisory
- https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e06d40029cfdce9d0f73d87cfd4edaf54be9c51
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1522874#c4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=169Third Party Advisory
- https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e06d40029cfdce9d0f73d87cfd4edaf54be9c51
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.