rsync < 2.5.7 Unspecified Remote Heap Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 11943

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Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be run on the remote server.

Description

The remote rsync server is affected by a heap buffer overflow condition when running in server mode. An attacker can exploit this issue to gain a shell on the host and execute arbitrary code.

Note that since rsync does not advertise its version number and since there are few details about this flaw at this time, this might be a false positive.

Solution

Upgrade to rsync version 2.5.7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11943

File Name: rsync_heap_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: Gain a shell remotely

Published: 12/4/2003

Updated: 7/27/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2003

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0962

BID: 9153

RHSA: 2003:398-01

SuSE: SUSE-SA:2003:050

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