CVE-2004-0426

Description

rsync before 2.6.1 does not properly sanitize paths when running a read/write daemon without using chroot, which allows remote attackers to write files outside of the module's path.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.01% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory trustix.net Vendor Advisory samba.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-10.xml	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A967	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/11523	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108515912212018&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16014	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/11688	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11669	third party advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-134.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-192.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12054	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11514	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11993	third party advisory
http://rsync.samba.org/	vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.403462	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:042	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9495	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/11537	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-499	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11583	third party advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-212.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10247	vdb entry
http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0024-rsync.asc.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11515	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0426?: CVE-2004-0426 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0426?: To fix CVE-2004-0426, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0426 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0426 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.