SB2019020403 - Debian update for rssh
Published: February 4, 2019
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3463)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation in the rsync support. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass the rsync support and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system and perform only scp, sftp, cvs, svnserve (Subversion), rdist and/or rsync operations.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3464)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation in the rsync support. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass the rsync support and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system and perform only scp, sftp, cvs, svnserve (Subversion), rdist and/or rsync operations.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.