Is CVE-2018-5764 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5764 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5764?

CVE-2018-5764 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5764?

CVE-2018-5764 has an EPSS score of 6.34% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5764?

Upgrade rsync on debian 11 to 3.1.2-2.2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5764

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

rsyncDebian

Fixed in:3.1.2-2.2CVE-2018-5764

rsyncUbuntu

Fixed in:3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4USN-3543-1

Fixed in:3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2USN-3543-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

6.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

download.samba.org

Third-Party Advisory7

Other references1

git.samba.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.