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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11943
Category:Gain root remotely
Title:rsync heap overflow
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote rsync server might be vulnerable to a heap
overflow.

*** Since rsync does not advertise its version number
*** and since there are little details about this flaw at
*** this time, this might be a false positive

An attacker may use this flaw to gain a shell on this host

Solution : Upgrade to rsync 2.5.7
Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 9153
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0962
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9153
Bugtraq: 20031204 GLSA: exploitable heap overflow in rsync (200312-03) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107056923528423&w=2
Bugtraq: 20031204 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.051] OpenPKG Security Advisory (rsync) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055702911867&w=2
Bugtraq: 20031204 rsync security advisory (fwd) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055681311602&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#325603
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/325603
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:794
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000794
Debian Security Information: DSA-404 (Google Search)
En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20031204-032
Immunix Linux Advisory: IMNX-2003-73-001-01
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:111
http://www.osvdb.org/2898
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9415
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-398.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10353
http://secunia.com/advisories/10354
http://secunia.com/advisories/10355
http://secunia.com/advisories/10356
http://secunia.com/advisories/10357
http://secunia.com/advisories/10358
http://secunia.com/advisories/10359
http://secunia.com/advisories/10360
http://secunia.com/advisories/10361
http://secunia.com/advisories/10362
http://secunia.com/advisories/10363
http://secunia.com/advisories/10364
http://secunia.com/advisories/10378
http://secunia.com/advisories/10474
SGI Security Advisory: 20031202-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20031202-01-U
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:050 (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055684711629&w=2
XForce ISS Database: linux-rsync-heap-overflow(13899)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13899
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