Directory traversal vulnerability in the sanitize_path function in util.c for rsync 2.6.2 and earlier, when chroot is disabled, allows…

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the sanitize_path function in util.c for rsync 2.6.2 and earlier, when chroot is disabled, allows attackers to read or write certain files.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• DSA-538 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDKSA-2004:083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• GLSA-200408-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 2004-0042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2004:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 20040816 TSSA-2004-020-ES - rsync (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://samba.org/rsync/#security_aug04 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20040817 LNSA-#2004-0017: rsync (Aug, 17 2004) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 00:31 UTC.