CVE-2008-1720

Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2008-04-10

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Rsync (Samba)

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
• http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff
• http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29668
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29770
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29777
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29781
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29788
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29856
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29861
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545
• http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084
• http://www.osvdb.org/44368
• http://www.osvdb.org/44369
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html