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Debian DSA-1545-1 : rsync - integer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 31951

Synopsis

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

Description

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that an integer overflow in rsync's code for handling extended attributes may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade the rsync package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.9-2etch2.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 31951

File Name: debian_DSA-1545.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/17/2008

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: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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: 4/10/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1720

CWE: 119

DSA: 1545