CVE-2014-2855
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
7.8 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.047 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.6%
The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.
References
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0065.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131910.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00006.html
secunia.com/advisories/57948
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:131
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/5
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2171-1
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1307230
bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10551
git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0dedfbce2c1b851684ba658861fe9d620636c56a
Related
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
7.8 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.047 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.6%