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CVE-2008-1720
Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute…
High7.5EPSS 5.0%
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- redhat
Description
Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.0% · top 7.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (26)
- 29856 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29788 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [rsync-announce] 20080408 Rsync 3.0.2 released w/xattr security fix (attn: 2.6.9 onward) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-600-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 29781 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29770 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1191 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28726 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019835 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 29861 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29668 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1545 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- HPSBMA02447 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 29777 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- rsync-xattr-bo(41766) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 44369 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 44368 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_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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