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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60791
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1545-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rsync' package(s) announced via the DSA-1545-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rsync' package(s) announced via the DSA-1545-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Sebastian Krahmer discovered that an integer overflow in rsync's code for handling extended attributes may lead to arbitrary code execution.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.9-2etch2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rsync package.

Affected Software/OS:
'rsync' package(s) on Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1720
1019835
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835
28726
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726
29668
http://secunia.com/advisories/29668
29770
http://secunia.com/advisories/29770
29777
http://secunia.com/advisories/29777
29781
http://secunia.com/advisories/29781
29788
http://secunia.com/advisories/29788
29856
http://secunia.com/advisories/29856
29861
http://secunia.com/advisories/29861
44368
http://www.osvdb.org/44368
44369
http://www.osvdb.org/44369
ADV-2008-1191
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references
ADV-2008-1215
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references
DSA-1545
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545
FEDORA-2008-3047
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html
FEDORA-2008-3060
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html
GLSA-200804-16
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml
HPSBMA02447
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
MDVSA-2008:084
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084
SSRT090062
SUSE-SR:2008:011
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
USN-600-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/
[rsync-announce] 20080408 Rsync 3.0.2 released w/xattr security fix (attn: 2.6.9 onward)
http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html
http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462&group_id=69227
rsync-xattr-bo(41766)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766
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