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CVE-2002-0048

53
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0048 describes multiple signedness errors within the I/O functions of rsync versions 2.4.6, 2.3.2, and other releases. These flaws allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on both rsync clients and servers. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a high-risk scenario with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, demonstrating its exploitability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2_1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2_1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2_1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:intel:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
34.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21242 · Jan 25, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3402 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-0048

security flaw

Jan 25, 2002

References

ftp.freebsd.org / pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:10.rsync.asc
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
lists.suse.com / archives/suse-security-announce/2002-Jan/0003.html
PatchVendor Advisory
marc.info
marc.info
online.securityfocus.com / advisories/3839
caldera.com / support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-003.0.txt
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-106
Patch
iss.net / security_center/static/7993.php
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/800635
US Government Resource
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-009.php
linuxsecurity.com / advisories/other_advisory-1853.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-018.html
securityfocus.com / bid/3958
PatchVendor Advisory