What is CVE-2020-14387?

CVE-2020-14387 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba Rsync, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2021-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-14387?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samba Rsync

CVE-2020-14387

A flaw was found in rsync in versions since 3.2.0pre1. Rsync improperly validates certificate with host mismatch vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit the flaw by performing a man-in-the-middle attack using a vali…

EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Samba Rsync — versions 3.2.0
N/a Rsync — versions rsync 3.2.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-297 — Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14387?: CVE-2020-14387 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba Rsync, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2021-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-14387?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.