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CVE-2006-2083

Published: Apr 28, 2006 | 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
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2083
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Integer overflow in the receive_xattr function in the extended attributes patch (xattr.c) for rsync before 2.6.8 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted extended attributes that trigger a buffer overflow.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.0 (including)2.6.0 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.1 (including)2.6.1 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.2 (including)2.6.2 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.3 (including)2.6.3 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.4 (including)2.6.4 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.5 (including)2.6.5 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.6 (including)2.6.6 (including)
RsyncAndrew_tridgell2.6.7 (including)2.6.7 (including)
RsyncUbuntudapper*
RsyncUbuntudevel*
RsyncUbuntuedgy*
RsyncUbuntufeisty*

References

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