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rsync File Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10353
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Release Date:
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2003-12-04
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Last Update:
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2003-12-11
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Popularity:
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38,933 views
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Critical:
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Extremely critical
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Impact:
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System access
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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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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Solution:
Update to version 2.5.7.
http://samba.org/rsync/download.html
When possible, filter traffic to the rsync service (port 873/tcp) allowing only trusted systems to connect.
Secunia furthermore recommends that the chroot functionality is used as a defense in depth precaution to lessen impact of exploitation (enabled by default).
Changelog:
2003-12-11: Added more information.
Other References:
SA10328:
http://secunia.com/advisories/10328/
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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