>> rsync Extended Attribute Support Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : rsync Extended Attribute Support Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1191 CVE ID : CVE-2008-1720
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-04-11
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in rsync, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error within the extended attributes (xattr) support, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code.
