CVE-2017-17433

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Published 2017-12-06 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
3.7

Description

The recv_files function in receiver.c in the daemon in rsync 3.1.2, and 3.1.3-development before 2017-12-03, proceeds with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename in the daemon_filter_list data structure, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
47%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17433

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17433.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: nvd@nist.gov — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1522874#c4

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-21

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed3.1.3pre1-1
suse slesaffected
debian debian7.0affected
debian debian8.0affected
debian debian9.0affected
debian debianbookwormfixed3.1.2-2.1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.1.2-2.1
debian debianforkyfixed3.1.2-2.1
debian debiansidfixed3.1.2-2.1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.1.2-2.1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
sambarsync3.1.2

References

CWEs

CWE-862

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.