Advisories

rsync 3.1.0 < 3.5.0 Access Control Bypass via DNS Resolution Failure

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severity
critical
date
Affecting
  • rsync >= 3.1.0, <= 3.4.4

CWE
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
  • CWE-636 Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')
CVSS
9.1
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
buger
Description
rsync 3.1.0 before 3.5.0 contains an access control bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to circumvent hosts deny rules by inducing DNS resolution failures during hostname-based access control evaluation. When a DNS lookup for a hostname-based deny rule fails, the daemon skips the rule rather than defaulting to a deny decision, enabling attackers who can trigger DNS failures to bypass module-level IP access controls and gain unauthorized access to restricted module file trees.

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