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CVE-2017-17433 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.7 LOWVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=169	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e06d40029cfdce9d0f73d87cfd4edaf54be9c51	CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=169	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e06d40029cfdce9d0f73d87cfd4edaf54be9c51	[email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1522874#c4	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory

see all 9 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-862	Missing Authorization	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
debian debian linux	7.0 8.0 9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
samba rsync	3.1.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.1.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Apr 30, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 4, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 22, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 12, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 7, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]