CVE-2008-1720

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.82% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29856 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29788 third party 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
http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29781 third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29770 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html vendor advisory
http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff patch
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2 patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29861 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29668 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29777 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/44369 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/44368 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1720?
CVE-2008-1720 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1720?
To fix CVE-2008-1720, 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-2008-1720 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1720 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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