CVE-2008-1720

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 10, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-1720: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix