CVE-2004-2093

Published May 19, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-2085 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved
May 19, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 9, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM