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CVE-2014-8242
librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data…
Medium5.8EPSS 2.9%
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Description
librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data via a birthday attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- FEDORA-2015-3366 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1752 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140805 [CVE Requests] rsync and librsync collisions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-3497 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140728 rsync vulnerable to collisions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201605-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141012 Re: [CVE Requests] rsync and librsync collisions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-2923 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/releases/tag/v1.0.0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126712 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- 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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