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Vulnerability details: VCID-ntfn-nezt-z7gn
Vulnerability ID VCID-ntfn-nezt-z7gn
Aliases CVE-2018-5764
Summary The parse_arguments function in options.c in rsyncd in rsync before 3.1.3 does not prevent multiple --protect-args uses, which allows remote attackers to bypass an argument-sanitization protection mechanism.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5764.json
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
epss 0.07709 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
cvssv3 3.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-542
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5764.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5764
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5764
https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.1.3pre1-NEWS
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7706303828fcde524222babb2833864a4bd09e07
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00028.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102803
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040276
1536661 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536661
887588 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=887588
ASA-201801-21 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-21
AVG-542 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-542
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2018-5764 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
USN-3543-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/
USN-3543-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-2/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5764.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

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unchanged

changed

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none

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low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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low

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none

low

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none

required

unchanged

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high

low

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low

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low

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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

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medium

low

multiple

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none

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.91528
EPSS Score 0.07709
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:39:14.734467+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.6/main.json 37.0.0