CVE-2017-8805 - 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

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CRITICAL

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

Published Oct 17, 2017

9.1

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 3.02%

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.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Debian ftpsync before 20171017 Default
n/a
- Version
  Debian ftpsync before 20171017
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Debian ftpsync before 20171017

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
Debian ftpsync before 20171017	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-22

Path Traversal

References (3)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/2
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/mirror/archvsync.git/commit/?id=d1ca2ab2210990b6dfb664cd6776a41b71c48016
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-mirrors/2017/10/msg00017.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/2		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/mirror/archvsync.git/commit/?id=d1ca2ab2210990b6dfb664cd6776a41b71c48016		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-mirrors/2017/10/msg00017.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner debian

Published Oct 17, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved May 7, 2017

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-8805

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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