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CVE-2006-2083

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2006-04-28 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Andrew Tridgell Rsync

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References