CVE-2008-1720

EPSS 8.4%

rsync

Published: 4/10/2008Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1720

Description

Buffer overflow in rsync 2.6.9 to 3.0.1, with extended attribute (xattr) support enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected packages (2)

Debian/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.0.2-1
Debian/rsyncfrom 0, < 2.6.9-2etch2

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1720