CVE-2006-2083 rsync buffer overflow issue
Published Apr 28, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.63%
Description
Integer overflow in the receive_xattr function in the extended attributes patch (xattr.c) for rsync before 2.6.8 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted extended attributes that trigger a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of rsync distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03633) | 89.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03633) | 88.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.51% (0.01506) | 79.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.02% (0.02020) | 89.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02020) | 87.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://samba.anu.edu.au/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.8-NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19920 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19964 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17788 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1606 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2083 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=190207 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26208 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2083
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2083
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://samba.anu.edu.au/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.8-NEWS | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19920 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19964 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20011 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-05.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17788 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1606 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2083 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=190207 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26208 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2083 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2083 |
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