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CVE-2003-0962

Published: Dec 15, 2003 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0962
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Heap-based buffer overflow in rsync before 2.5.7, when running in server mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and possibly escape the chroot jail.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.3.2 (including)2.3.2 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.4.4 (including)2.4.4 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.4.5 (including)2.4.5 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.4.6 (including)2.4.6 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.4.8 (including)2.4.8 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.5.0 (including)2.5.0 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.5.1 (including)2.5.1 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.5.2 (including)2.5.2 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.5.3 (including)2.5.3 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.5.4 (including)2.5.4 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.5.5 (including)2.5.5 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.5.6 (including)2.5.6 (including)
RsyncRedhat2.4.6-2 (including)2.4.6-2 (including)
RsyncRedhat2.4.6-5 (including)2.4.6-5 (including)
RsyncRedhat2.5.4-2 (including)2.5.4-2 (including)
RsyncRedhat2.5.5-1 (including)2.5.5-1 (including)
RsyncRedhat2.5.5-4 (including)2.5.5-4 (including)
Secure_communityEngardelinux1.0.1 (including)1.0.1 (including)
Secure_communityEngardelinux2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Secure_linuxEngardelinux1.1 (including)1.1 (including)
Secure_linuxEngardelinux1.2 (including)1.2 (including)
Secure_linuxEngardelinux1.5 (including)1.5 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatrsync-0:2.5.7-1*
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.3RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 8.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 9RedHat*

References

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