CVE-2014-8990

Public Exploit

Description

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

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.31% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/62321 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145131.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/issues/220 issue tracking patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71179 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/e6016b3748370878778b8f0b568d5281cc248aa4 issue tracking exploit patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145114.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3130 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/18f02ad013b41a72753912155ae2ba72f2a53e52 issue tracking exploit patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/5 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-05 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8990?
CVE-2014-8990 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8990?
To fix CVE-2014-8990, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8990 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8990 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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