7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-1720
"rsync Extended Attribute Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

April 10, 2008, 7:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1720 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samba rsync
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1720.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff Patch
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29668
http://secunia.com/advisories/29770
http://secunia.com/advisories/29777
http://secunia.com/advisories/29781
http://secunia.com/advisories/29788
http://secunia.com/advisories/29856
http://secunia.com/advisories/29861
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545
http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084
http://www.osvdb.org/44368
http://www.osvdb.org/44369
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766
https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff Patch
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29668
http://secunia.com/advisories/29770
http://secunia.com/advisories/29777
http://secunia.com/advisories/29781
http://secunia.com/advisories/29788
http://secunia.com/advisories/29856
http://secunia.com/advisories/29861
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545
http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084
http://www.osvdb.org/44368
http://www.osvdb.org/44369
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766
https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1720 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1720 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
    Added Reference http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff
    Added Reference http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29668
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29770
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29777
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29781
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29788
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29856
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29861
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/44368
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/44369
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2008-1720 rsync: integer overflow in xattr handling Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1720 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441683 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. CVE-2008-1720 rsync: integer overflow in xattr handling
    Removed Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00057.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441683 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1720 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-600-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41766 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.60 }} -1.10%

score

0.94117

percentile

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