CVE-2004-0426
rsync before 2.6.1 does not properly sanitize paths when running a read/write daemon without using chroot, which allows remote attackers to write files outside of the module's path.
02 Description
rsync before 2.6.1 does not properly sanitize paths when running a read/write daemon without using chroot, which allows remote attackers to write files outside of the module's path.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-04-30 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-04-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c2ead5a99977daaf316d52fbd74cac573e6cd58863f9950e13244870ca2669c7
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200407-10http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-10.xml
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:967https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A967
- secunia.com11523http://secunia.com/advisories/11523
- marc.info20040521 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.025] OpenPKG Security Advisory (rsync)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108515912212018&w=2
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comrsync-write-files(16014)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16014
- secunia.com11688http://secunia.com/advisories/11688
- secunia.com11669http://secunia.com/advisories/11669
- www.ciac.orgO-134http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-134.shtml
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2004:192http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-192.html
- secunia.com12054http://secunia.com/advisories/12054
- secunia.com11514http://secunia.com/advisories/11514
- secunia.com11993http://secunia.com/advisories/11993
- rsync.samba.orghttp://rsync.samba.org/
- www.slackware.orgSSA:2004-124-01http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.403462
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2004:042http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:042
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9495https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9495
- secunia.com11537http://secunia.com/advisories/11537
- www.debian.orgDSA-499http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-499
- secunia.com11583http://secunia.com/advisories/11583
- www.ciac.orgO-212http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-212.shtml
- www.securityfocus.com10247http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10247
- www.trustix.netTSL-2004-0024http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0024-rsync.asc.txt
- secunia.com11515http://secunia.com/advisories/11515
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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