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CVE-2014-9512

Date: February 12, 2015

rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path.

Language: C

Severity Score

6.5

Related Resources (20)

Url: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211175

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Url: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168

Url: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00112.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9512

Url: https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10977

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76093

Url: http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=169

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9512

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034786

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-9512

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00041.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00095.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2879-1

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9512

Url: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171

Url: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-9512

Severity Score

6.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.4
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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