UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2855

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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / rsync

Package

Name: rsync
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.9-4ubuntu1

3.1.0-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "rsync"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2855.json"