7.5

CVE-2006-2083: andrew_tridgell rsync

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2083
Published 28-04-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2083 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in andrew_tridgell rsync. EPSS estimates a 3.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.72%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-04-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.09 pp

From 3.63% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Andrew_tridgell1 product
  • rsync2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.7
Debian1 product
  • rsync< 2.6.8-1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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