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TI-2014-02291 Aliases CVE-2014-2855GHSA-56mx-jc29-3mp9

The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04203 91st 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 · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.1.0VulnerableSamba
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • 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
Show 32 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.8VulnerableSamba
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:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2855
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56mx-jc29-3mp9

References

Advisory 5

Other 5

  • 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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