CVE-2014-2855 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting rsync versions 3.1.0 and earlier, as well as Samba rsync. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop and high CPU consumption by providing a nonexistent username to the check_secret function. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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