CVE-2002-0048

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 34.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-02-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple signedness errors (mixed signed and unsigned numbers) in the I/O functions of rsync 2.4.6, 2.3.2, and other versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code in the rsync client or server.

Affected products

Andrew Tridgell Rsync: 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.2_1.2, 2.4.1, 2.4.3, 2.4.4 (+3)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000458
http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2002-Jan/0003.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101223214906963&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101223603321315&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3839
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-003.0.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-106
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7993.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800635
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-009.php
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1853.html

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