CVE-2014-8990
high
CVSS v3
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| fedora | 19 | affected | |
| fedora | 20 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.1.5-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.1.5-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.1.5-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.1.5-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| lsyncd_project | lsyncd | {"endIncluding":"2.1.5"} | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145114.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145131.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62321
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3130
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71179
- https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/18f02ad013b41a72753912155ae2ba72f2a53e52
- https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/e6016b3748370878778b8f0b568d5281cc248aa4
- https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/issues/220
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8990
CWEs
CWE-77
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.