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TI-2008-01649 Aliases CVE-2008-1720GHSA-m92h-xg74-c2hm

Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04985 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.9VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.8VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.9VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.9VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.9VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1720
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m92h-xg74-c2hm

References

Patch 2

Advisory 8

Other 6

  • TI-2024-11208 Rsync: heap buffer overflow in rsync due to improper checksum length handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11212 Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11210 Rsync: rsync server leaks arbitrary client files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2017-12160 The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 56 →

Sources

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