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CVE-2020-14387 (GCVE-0-2020-14387)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-27 19:44 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:46
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Summary
A flaw was found in rsync in versions since 3.2.0pre1. Rsync improperly validates certificate with host mismatch vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit the flaw by performing a man-in-the-middle attack using a valid certificate for another hostname which could compromise confidentiality and integrity of data transmitted using rsync-ssl. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity. This flaw affects rsync versions before 3.2.4.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a rsync Affected: rsync 3.2.4
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