Vulnerability in GNU Rsync
CVE-2004-2093
Buffer overflow in the open_socket_out function in socket.c for rsync 2.5.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long RSYNC_PROXY environment variable. NOTE: since rsync is not setuid, this issue does not provide any additional privileges beyond those that are already available to the user. Therefore this issue may be REJECTED in the future.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2004-q1/0091.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15108 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2093?
- CVE-2004-2093 is a vulnerability in GNU Rsync. Published 2004-02-09.
- Is CVE-2004-2093 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.