CVE-2006-2083
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
02 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
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
- 3.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.7% 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
- Moderate. 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
- 2006-04-28 21:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 17:35Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-04-28
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- 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
- 6f568f449e2e807b0920ec00bdcce950f75be8d630bca13eb94e513d08808da3
05 Affected products
06 References
- samba.anu.edu.auhttp://samba.anu.edu.au/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.8-NEWS
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200605-05http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-05.xml
- secunia.com19920http://secunia.com/advisories/19920
- secunia.com19964http://secunia.com/advisories/19964
- www.trustix.org2006-0024http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024
- secunia.com20011http://secunia.com/advisories/20011
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-1606http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1606
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comrsync-xattr-overflow(26208)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26208
- www.securityfocus.com17788http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17788
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.