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CVE-2004-2093

N/A
Published: May 19, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRsync· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

Buffer overflow in the open_socket_out function in socket.c for rsync 2.5.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long RSYNC_PROXY environment variable. NOTE: since rsync is not setuid, this issue does not provide any additional privileges beyond those that are already available to the user. Therefore this issue may be REJECTED in the future.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Rsync· Rsync
50%
v ≤ 2.5.7

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Mailing Listx_refsource_VULN-DEVVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2004-q1/0091.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15108

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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