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CVE-2014-9512
rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path.
Medium6.4EPSS 6.5%
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Description
rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% 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: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- 1034786 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 76093 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201605-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1695 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1671 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10977 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=169 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2879-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0249 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211175 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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