{"action":"Upgrade rsync to 3.1.2-2.1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"3.1.2-2.1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"rsync","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["3.1.2-2.1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NC7XPNRGBMK2659GETH5H2","modified_at":"2026-09-01T20:03:45.062929258Z","published_at":"2017-11-06T05:29:00.253Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16548","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16548"],"severity":{"label":"critical","score":9.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16548#Debian:14/rsync","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16548"}],"summary":"The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\\0' character in an xattr name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (h"}