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CVE-2004-0792

Directory traversal vulnerability in the sanitize_path function in util.c for rsync 2.6.2 and earlier, when chroot is di

Directory traversal vulnerability in the sanitize_path function in util.c for rsync 2.6.2 and earlier, when chroot is disabled, allows attackers to read or write certain files.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.00777
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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andrew tridgell rsyncall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighShell Execution via Rsync - Linux
producthighSuspicious Invocation of Shell via Rsync
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Scoring & Timeline

6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD20 Oct 2004 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2004:436Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109268147522290&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109277141223839&w=2
http://samba.org/rsync/#security_aug04
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-538PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-17.xmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:083
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