CVE-2006-2083

Published: 28 April 2006

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
rsync Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (2.6.6-1ubuntu2.1)
	edgy	Released (2.6.8-2ubuntu3.1)
	feisty	Released (2.6.9-3ubuntu1.1)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2083
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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