USN-2171-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2171-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2171-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2171-1
Related
Published
2014-04-23T14:41:32.824133Z
Modified
2014-04-23T14:41:32.824133Z
Summary
rsync vulnerability
Details

Ryan Finnie discovered that the rsync daemon incorrectly handled invalid usernames. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rsync to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

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_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}