{
    "id": "CVE-2017-16548",
    "published": "2017-11-06 05:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:09:27",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-125",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.05775",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92883",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "samba",
            "product": "rsync"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13112",
        "https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47a63d90e71d3e19e0e96052bb8c6b9cb140ecc1",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.html",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-2/",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068",
        "https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13112",
        "https://git.samba.org/rsync.git/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47a63d90e71d3e19e0e96052bb8c6b9cb140ecc1",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00020.html",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-1/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3543-2/",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068"
    ]
}