CVE-2004-2093 - Buffer overflow in the open_socket_out function in socket.c for rsync 2.5.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long RSYNC_PROXY environment variable

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Buffer overflow in the open_socket_out function in socket.c for rsync 2.5.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long RSYNC_PROXY environment variable

Published May 19, 2005

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.00%

Description

Buffer overflow in the open_socket_out function in socket.c for rsync 2.5.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long RSYNC_PROXY environment variable. NOTE: since rsync is not setuid, this issue does not provide any additional privileges beyond those that are already available to the user. Therefore this issue may be REJECTED in the future.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2004-q1/0091.html
mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15108
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2004-q1/0091.html		mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15108		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 19, 2005

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved May 19, 2005

Link CVE-2004-2093

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2004-2093

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2004-2093