Insufficient sanitization of environment variables passed to rsync can bypass the…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Insufficient sanitization of environment variables passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions imposed by rssh, a restricted shell that should restrict users to perform only rsync operations, resulting in the execution of arbitrary shell commands.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rssh | All versions before 2.3.4-5+deb9u2 and 2.3.4-10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- rssh VendorDebian Affected All versions before 2.3.4-5+deb9u2 and 2.3.4-10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pizzashack:rssh:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.4 | Vulnerable | Pizzashack |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 29 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:pizzashack:rssh:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·Pizzashack
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Debian GNU/Linux rssh — FEDORA-2019-e47add6b2b
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02591 Insufficient sanitization of arguments passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions…Priority MEDIUM 50
- Advisory ·
Debian GNU/Linux rssh — FEDORA-2019-bfb407659e
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02591 Insufficient sanitization of arguments passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions…Priority MEDIUM 50
Show 4 more groups
- Advisory ·
Debian GNU/Linux rssh — FEDORA-2019-d1487c13ac
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02591 Insufficient sanitization of arguments passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions…Priority MEDIUM 50
- Advisory ·
Debian GNU/Linux rssh — GLSA-202007-29
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02591 Insufficient sanitization of arguments passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions…Priority MEDIUM 50
- Advisory ·
Debian GNU/Linux rssh — USN-3946-1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02591 Insufficient sanitization of arguments passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions…Priority MEDIUM 50
- Advisory ·
Debian GNU/Linux rssh — DSA-4382
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02591 Insufficient sanitization of arguments passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions…Priority MEDIUM 50
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp4w-52jh-8g3x
References
Advisory 9
- DSA-4382
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190206 [SECURITY] [DLA 1660-1] rssh security update
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1026713/accepted-rssh-234-5deb9u2-source-amd64-into-stable-embargoed-stable/
- USN-3946-1
- FEDORA-2019-e47add6b2b
- FEDORA-2019-d1487c13ac
- FEDORA-2019-bfb407659e
- GLSA-202007-29
- 20210526 KL-001-2021-007: CommScope Ruckus IoT Controller Undocumented Account
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Sources
- CVE-2019-3464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wp4w-52jh-8g3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-3464 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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