UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20683

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20683
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20683.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20683
Upstream
Published
2019-01-10T01:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:47:18Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gitolite3

Package

Name
gitolite3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gitolite3@3.6.4-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.3-1
3.6.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gitolite3",
            "binary_version": "3.6.4-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20683.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / gitolite3

Package

Name
gitolite3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gitolite3@3.6.7-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gitolite3",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20683.json"