Explain CVE-2004-0426
rsync before 2.6.1 does not properly sanitize paths when running a read/write daemon without using chroot, which allows remote attackers to write files outside of the module's path.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'GLSA-200407-10', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-10.xml'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:967', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A967'}, {'name': '11523', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11523'}, {'name': '20040521 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.025] OpenPKG Security Advisory (rsync)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108515912212018&w=2'}, {'name': 'rsync-write-files(16014)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16014'}, {'name': '11688', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11688'}, {'name': '11669', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11669'}, {'name': 'O-134', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'government-resource', 'x_refsource_CIAC'], 'url': 'http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-134.shtml'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:192', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-192.html'}, {'name': '12054', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/12054'}, {'name': '11514', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11514'}, {'name': '11993', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11993'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://rsync.samba.org/'}, {'name': 'SSA:2004-124-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.403462'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:042', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:042'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9495', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9495'}, {'name': '11537', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11537'}, {'name': 'DSA-499', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-499'}, {'name': '11583', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11583'}, {'name': 'O-212', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'government-resource', 'x_refsource_CIAC'], 'url': 'http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-212.shtml'}, {'name': '10247', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10247'}, {'name': 'TSL-2004-0024', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_TRUSTIX'], 'url': 'http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0024-rsync.asc.txt'}, {'name': '11515', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11515'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED