CVE-2006-2083
N/A
Published: April 28, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRsync
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-05.xmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1606Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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