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CVE-2014-8990

Date: December 5, 2014

default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

Language: LUA

Severity Score

7.3

Related Resources (14)

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71179

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8990

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-05

Url: https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/18f02ad013b41a72753912155ae2ba72f2a53e52

Url: https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/e6016b3748370878778b8f0b568d5281cc248aa4

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/5

Url: https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/issues/220

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/1

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145114.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145131.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8990

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/62321

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3130

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-8990

Severity Score

7.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CWE-77

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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