CVE-2003-0962

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 23.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-12-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in rsync before 2.5.7, when running in server mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and possibly escape the chroot jail.

Affected products

Andrew Tridgell Rsync: 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.3, 2.4.4 (+10)
Engardelinux Secure Community: 1.0.1, 2.0
Engardelinux Secure Linux: 1.1, 1.2, 1.5
RedHat Rsync: 2.4.6-2, 2.4.6-5, 2.5.4-2, 2.5.5-1, 2.5.5-4
Slackware Linux: 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, current

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000794
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055681311602&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055684711629&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055702911867&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107056923528423&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10353
http://secunia.com/advisories/10354
http://secunia.com/advisories/10355
http://secunia.com/advisories/10356
http://secunia.com/advisories/10357
http://secunia.com/advisories/10358

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