2898 : rsync Unspecified Remote Heap Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2003-12-04

Description

Due to an unspecified boundary error in the rsync server, a remote attacker can execute remote commands via a heap overflow. If exploited, the attacker could run commands as the same UID the rsync server runs under.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. Disabling the rsync server service completely is a temporary workaround.

Products

GNU

rsync

2.5.6

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 10353
ISS X-Force ID: 13899
CVE ID: 2003-0962 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 427
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000794
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-404
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200312-03.xml
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3840.html
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:111
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.051-rsync.txt
http://www.slackware.com/lists/archive/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003&m=slackware-security.399741
http://www.suse.de/de/security/2003_50_rsync.html
http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2003/TSL-2003-0048-rsync.asc.txt
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-398.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-399.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://immunitysec.com
Mail List Post: http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync-announce/2003/000011.html

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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