Numeric Errors Affecting rsync package, versions <3.1.1-3+deb8u2


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.35% (86th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-RSYNC-340549
  • published 23 May 2017
  • disclosed 23 May 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 rsync to version 3.1.1-3+deb8u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsync package and not the rsync package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers.