Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | rsync vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2171-1 | First vendor Publication | 2014-04-23 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2014-04-23 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: rsync could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - rsync: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool Details: 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. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2171-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24403 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24403 | ||
| Title: | USN-2171-1 -- rsync vulnerability | ||
| Description: | rsync could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-2171-1 CVE-2014-2855 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 14.04 | Product(s): | rsync |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-03-30 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2015-131.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2014-332.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-04-24 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2171-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-04-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-5315.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2015-11-02 21:27:25 |
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| 2014-04-25 13:24:52 |
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| 2014-04-24 21:26:32 |
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| 2014-04-23 21:25:20 |
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| 2014-04-23 17:19:11 |
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