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CVE-2008-1720
Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29788
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml
- http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29781
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29770
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html
- 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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29861
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29668
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29777
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/44369
- http://www.osvdb.org/44368
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.9, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8, 2.7.9, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.8.4, 2.8.5, 2.8.6, 2.8.7, 2.8.8, 2.8.9, 2.9.0, 2.9.1, 2.9.2, 2.9.3, 2.9.4, 2.9.5, 2.9.6, 2.9.7, 2.9.8, 2.9.9, 3.0.0, 3.0.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 10th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.