CVE-2017-8805
Publication date 17 October 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| archvsync | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
9.1 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N