Samba rsync up to 3.0.7 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samba rsync up to 3.0.7. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-1097. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Samba rsync up to 3.0.7 (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

rsync 3.x before 3.0.8, when certain recursion, deletion, and ownership options are used, allows remote rsync servers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via malformed data.

The weakness was published 03/30/2011 by Matt McCutchen as Bug 675036 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1097. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75727 (openSUSE Security Update : rsync (openSUSE-SU-2011:0441-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119079 (Red Hat Update for rsync (RHSA-2011:0390)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66378), Tenable (75727), SecurityFocus (BID 47064†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025256†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30754†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 75727
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : rsync (openSUSE-SU-2011:0441-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 69992
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: rsync
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: rsync 3.0.7
Patch: 83b94efa6b60a3ff5eee4c5f7812c617a90a03f6

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 675036
Researcher: Matt McCutchen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1097 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56965

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X-Force: 66378
SecurityFocus: 47064 - rsync Client Incremental File List Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 44071
SecurityTracker: 1025256
Vulnerability Center: 30754 - rsync 3.x before 3.0.8 Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Malformed Data, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/15/2025 21:10
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (62), 03/20/2017 09:26 (10), 10/21/2021 14:13 (7), 10/21/2021 14:14 (1), 08/03/2024 22:35 (16), 01/15/2025 21:10 (6)
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