Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0473 (CCN-2074)

Assigned:1999-04-07
Published:1999-04-07
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:The rsync command before rsync 2.3.1 may inadvertently change the permissions of the client's working directory to the permissions of the directory being transferred.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-1999-010.0
rsync may change directory permissions inadvertently

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0473

Source: CCN
Type: rsync Web site
rsync

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 19990823
rsync: Rare problem with corrupted file permissions

Source: CCN
Type: Gordano Ltd. Web site
rsync 2.3.1 release - security fix

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 10020
rsync Arbitrary Directory Permission Modification

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
145

Source: CCN
Type: BID-145
Caldera rsync Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #13
rsync-2.2.1 and previous

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rsync-permissions(2074)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.3.1)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    andrew_tridgell rsync *