{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-vp2c-23x9-j4wq",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:48:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:27:06Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-16548"
  ],
  "details": "The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\\0' character in an xattr name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the daemon.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16548"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13112"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47a63d90e71d3e19e0e96052bb8c6b9cb140ecc1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git;a=commit;h=47a63d90e71d3e19e0e96052bb8c6b9cb140ecc1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-11-06T05:29:00Z"
  }
}