Vulnerability in Librsync Project
CVE-2014-8242
librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data via a birthday attack.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152355.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/05/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152366.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/ (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151105.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)