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Medium
CVE-2014-8242
librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match...
Vulnerability Description
librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data via a birthday attack.
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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152355.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00034.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/05/5
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152366.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/2
- https://www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151105.html
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/releases/tag/v1.0.0
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126712
Affected Vendor
librsync project
View all reports →Affected Software
librsync
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 26th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.