rsync < 2.6.1 Traversal Arbitrary File Creation

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1216

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a directory traversal flaw

Description

The remote rsync server may be vulnerable to a path traversal issue.
An attacker may use this flaw to create arbitrary files hosted outside of a module directory.

Solution

Upgrade to rsync 2.6.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1216

Family: Generic

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 12230

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:andrew_tridgell:rsync

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0426

BID: 10247

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