Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package rsync  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1210-RSYNC-631658
  • published23 Apr 2014
  • disclosed23 Apr 2014

Introduced: 23 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-2855  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsync package and not the rsync package as distributed by Ubuntu.

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.