ghsa-56mx-jc29-3mp9
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 00:13
Modified
2025-04-12 12:32
Details

The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-2855"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-04-23T15:55:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.",
  "id": "GHSA-56mx-jc29-3mp9",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:32:59Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:13:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2855"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1307230"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10551"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0dedfbce2c1b851684ba658861fe9d620636c56a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git;a=commit;h=0dedfbce2c1b851684ba658861fe9d620636c56a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0065.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131910.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00006.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/57948"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:131"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2171-1"
    }
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  "severity": []
}


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