{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2008-04-10T19:05:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-1720",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29668"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29770"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29777"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29781"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29788"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29856"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29861"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-16.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1545"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:084"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1191/references"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1215/references"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/security/rsync-3.0.1-xattr-alloc.diff"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/security.html#s3_0_2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=125017764422557\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=591462\u0026group_id=69227"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync-announce%40lists.samba.org/msg00057.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/44368"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/44369"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28726"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019835"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41766"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/600-1/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00237.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00247.html"
    }
  ]
}