CVE-2017-8805
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Debian ftpsync before 20171017 does not use the rsync --safe-links option, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted upstream mirror.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.02% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-10-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | ftpsync |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/2
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/mirror/archvsync.git/commit/?id=d1ca2ab2210990b6dfb664cd6776a41b71c48016
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-mirrors/2017/10/msg00017.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/2
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/mirror/archvsync.git/commit/?id=d1ca2ab2210990b6dfb664cd6776a41b71c48016
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-mirrors/2017/10/msg00017.html
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