CVE-2020-14387
HIGH7.4EPSS 0.14%Published: 5/27/2021Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2020-14387DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14387
Description
A flaw was found in rsync in versions since 3.2.0pre1. Rsync improperly validates certificate with host mismatch vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit the flaw by performing a man-in-the-middle attack using a valid certificate for another hostname which could compromise confidentiality and integrity of data transmitted using rsync-ssl. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity. This flaw affects rsync versions before 3.2.4.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.2.4-r0
- Debian/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.2.3-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |