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Debian DSA-1360-1 : rsync - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25960

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that rsync, a fast remote file copy program, contains an off-by-one error which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long directory names.

Solution

Upgrade the rsync package.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem is not present.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.9-2etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25960

File Name: debian_DSA-1360.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/3/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rsync

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4091

DSA: 1360