CVE-2014-2855
published 2014-04-23CVE-2014-2855: 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)…
PriorityP333high7.8CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAC
EPSS
4.12%
89.7th percentile
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.
Affected
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| debian | rsync | < rsync 3.1.0-3 (bookworm) | rsync 3.1.0-3 (bookworm) |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Ubuntu
rsync vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2014-04-23
CVE-2014-2855 rsync vulnerability
Title: rsync vulnerability
Summary: rsync could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Ryan Finnie discovered that the rsync daemon incorrectly handled invalid
usernames. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rsync to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
rsync: CPU consumption denial of service when authenticating with a non-existent username
vendor_redhat·2014-04-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2014-2855 [HIGH] rsync: CPU consumption denial of service when authenticating with a non-existent username
rsync: CPU consumption denial of service when authenticating with a non-existent username
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.
Statement: Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of rsync as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Package: rsync (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: rsync (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: rsync (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2014-2855: rsync - The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows re...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2014-2855 [HIGH] CVE-2014-2855: rsync - The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows re...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.1.0-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.1.0-3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.1.0-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.1.0-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.1.0-3)
GHSA
GHSA-56mx-jc29-3mp9: The check_secret function in authenticate
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-2855 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-56mx-jc29-3mp9: The check_secret function in authenticate
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.
OSV
CVE-2014-2855: The check_secret function in authenticate
osv·2014-04-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2014-2855 [HIGH] CVE-2014-2855: The check_secret function in authenticate
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0065.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131910.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/57948http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:131http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/5http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2171-1https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1307230https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10551https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0dedfbce2c1b851684ba658861fe9d620636c56ahttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0065.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131910.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/57948http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:131http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/5http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2171-1https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1307230https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10551https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0dedfbce2c1b851684ba658861fe9d620636c56a
2014-04-23
Published