| Name | CVE-2006-2083 |
| Description | Integer overflow in the receive_xattr function in the extended attributes patch (xattr.c) for rsync before 2.6.8 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted extended attributes that trigger a buffer overflow. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 365614 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| rsync (PTS) | buster | 3.1.3-6 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.2.3-4+deb11u1 | fixed |
| trixie, bookworm | 3.2.7-1 | fixed |
| sid | 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 | woody | (not affected) | | | |
| rsync | source | sarge | (not affected) | | | |
| rsync | source | (unstable) | 2.6.8-1 | high | | 365614 |
Notes
[sarge] - rsync <not-affected> (xattr patch appeared in 2.6.7)
[woody] - rsync <not-affected> (xattr patch appeared in 2.6.7)