| Name | CVE-2014-8242 |
| Description | librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data via a birthday attack. |
| 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 | 776246 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| librsync (PTS) | bullseye | 2.3.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.3.2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.3.4-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| librsync | source | experimental | 1.0.0-1~exp1 | | | |
| librsync | source | (unstable) | 2.0.2-1 | low | | 776246 |
Notes
[buster] - librsync <ignored> (Minor issue, too instrusive to backport)
[stretch] - librsync <ignored> (Minor issue, too instrusive to backport)
[jessie] - librsync <no-dsa> (Minor issue, too instrusive to backport)
[wheezy] - librsync <no-dsa> (Minor issue, too instrusive to backport)
[squeeze] - librsync <no-dsa> (Minor issue, too instrusive to backport)