Rsync
CVE-2014-9512
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Symlink resolution safety
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| Impact | CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 8.88%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path. Affected products include: Samba Rsync, Opensuse, Oracle Solaris.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
A flaw was found in rsync which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), t
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the rsync daemon. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability
Server-to-client path traversal in rsync lets a malicious or compromised rsync server write files outside the client's i
An issue was discovered in rsync before 3.2.5 that allows malicious remote servers to write arbitrary files inside the d
The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv
A flaw was found in rsync. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authenticati
The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\0' character
The daemon in rsync 3.1.2, and 3.1.3-development before 2017-12-03, does not check for fnamecmp filenames in the daemon_
rsync 3.1.3-development before 2017-10-24 mishandles archaic checksums, which makes it easier for remote attackers to by
Arbitrary command execution in rsync before 3.5.0 arises from multiple unsanitized code paths - the RSYNC_CONNECT_PROG e
Arbitrary file write in rsync 2.3.3 through 3.4.4 lets a malicious sender escape a daemon module's root by abusing symli
IP-based access control bypass in the rsync daemon (rsyncproject/rsync) before version 3.5.0 lets unauthenticated remote
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