CVE-1999-0473

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The rsync command before rsync 2.3.1 may inadvertently change the permissions of the client's working directory to the permissions of the directory being transferred.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 7, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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