DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2855
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855
Upstream
Published
2014-04-23T15:55:04.593Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:43.555826Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855.json"

Debian:12 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855.json"

Debian:13 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855.json"

Debian:14 / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855.json"