USN-2171-1

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    USN-2171-1

    Published: 23 Apr 2014Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: rsync vulnerability

    Details: Ryan Finnie discovered that the rsync daemon incorrectly handled invalid usernames. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rsync to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2171-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2855

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rsync

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    3.0.9-4ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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