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CVE-2014-2855 Details

Description

The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0065.html CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131910.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00006.html CVE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1307230 CVE
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10551 CVEVendor Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
samba rsync
<= 3.1.0
2.6.9
2.7.0
2.7.1
2.7.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-2855
NVD Published Date:
Apr 23, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-2855 Details - Not Deferred