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CVE-2014-8242

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04

https://github.com/librsync/librsync/releases/tag/v1.0.0

https://github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126712

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/05/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00034.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152366.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152355.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151105.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-10-26

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01539