| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1545-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| rsync (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.1.1-3+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 3.1.2-1+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster | 3.1.3-6 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.2.3-4+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.2.7-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.3.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| rsync | source | etch | 2.6.9-2etch2 | | DSA-1545-1 | |
| rsync | source | (unstable) | 3.0.2-1 | | | |
Notes
Etch is affected (it enables the acl upstream patch)
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2