CVE-2014-2855

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.8/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 23, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-2855: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix