PT-2008-1008 · Rsync · Rsync

Published 2008-04-10 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2008-1720

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions rsync versions 2.6.9 through 3.0.1

Description The issue affects the rsync package, potentially leading to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Exploitation can be carried out remotely. A buffer overflow in rsync, particularly with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For rsync versions 2.6.9 through 3.0.1, update to a version later than 3.0.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling extended attribute (xattr) support until a patch is available. Restrict access to rsync to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-01294

BDU:2015-09637

CVE-2008-1720

DSA-1545-1

Affected Products

Rsync

References · 34

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1720 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1720 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-01294 · Security Note
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2 · Patch
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084 · Vendor Advisory
• http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09637 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1720 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1720 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1720 · Security Note