Fedora Core 1 : rsync-2.5.7-2 (2003-030)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13666

Synopsis

The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.

Description

A heap overflow bug exists in rsync versions prior to 2.5.7. On machines where the rsync server has been enabled, a remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as an unprivileged user.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0962 to this issue.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected rsync and / or rsync-debuginfo packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13666

File Name: fedora_2003-030.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 7/23/2004

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:rsync, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:rsync-debuginfo, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2003

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0962

FEDORA: 2003-030

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