CVE-2004-0792

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the sanitize_path function in util.c for rsync 2.6.2 and earlier, when chroot is disabled, allows attackers to read or write certain files.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.84% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory trustix.net Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-538	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:083	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-17.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10561	vdb entry signature
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0042/	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_26_rsync.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109268147522290&w=2	mailing list
http://samba.org/rsync/#security_aug04
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109277141223839&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0792?: CVE-2004-0792 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0792?: To fix CVE-2004-0792, 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-2004-0792 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0792 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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