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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-6527 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:46:33.953Z

Reserved: 2020-06-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-14387

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Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-27T20:15:07.873

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:03:09.177

Link: CVE-2020-14387

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-09-03T18:10:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-14387 - Bugzilla

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