CVE-2017-17433

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17433
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-06 03:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.7 LOW from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.015550000 probability, percentile 0.816280000 (date 2026-05-16)

Problem Types: CWE-862 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary3.7LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Samba Rsync 3.1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1218-1] rsync security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CLD-169 Details af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.cucumberlinux.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4068-1 rsync af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
1522874 – (CVE-2017-17433) CVE-2017-17433 rsync: recv_files function metadata handling allows for access restriction bypass [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.samba.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.samba.org
git.samba.org - rsync.git/commit MITRE git.samba.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500605 Alpine Linux Security Update for rsync
  • 504364 Alpine Linux Security Update for rsync
  • 710226 Gentoo Linux rsync Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-16)

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