What is CVE-2017-15994?

CVE-2017-15994 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samba Rsync, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-15994?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samba Rsync

CVE-2017-15994

rsync 3.1.3-development before 2017-10-24 mishandles archaic checksums, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. NOTE: the rsync development branch has significant use beyond the rsync developers…

EPSS: 0.001 (31.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Samba Rsync
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15994?: CVE-2017-15994 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samba Rsync, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-15994?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.