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Rsync Path Sanitation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12294
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Release Date:
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2004-08-16
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Last Update:
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2004-08-18
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Popularity:
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11,660 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | rsync 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0792
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in rsync, which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to read or write arbitrary files on a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within the "sanitize_path()" function of the "util.c" file.
Successful exploitation requires that the rsync daemon isn't running chrooted.
The vulnerability affects version 2.6.2 and prior.
Solution:
A fix is available in the CVS repository and will also be included in version 2.6.3.
The vendor suggests setting "use chroot = true" for all modules in the file "rsyncd.conf".
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
18-08-2004: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://samba.org/rsync/#security_aug04
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