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CVE-2017-8805
Debian ftpsync before 20171017 does not use the rsync --safe-links option, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal…
Critical9.1EPSS 3.0%
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- debian
Description
Debian ftpsync before 20171017 does not use the rsync --safe-links option, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted upstream mirror.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 12% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
- directory traversal
- CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-22 and its CVEs
Affected products
Debian ftpsync before 20171017
- affected Debian ftpsync before 20171017
References (3)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-mirrors/2017/10/msg00017.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/mirror/archvsync.git/commit/?id=d1ca2ab2210990b6dfb664cd6776a41b71c48016 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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