Link following in Samba Rsync

Published: 2015-02-12 | Updated: 2020-08-09

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2014-9512
CWE-ID	CWE-59
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Rsync Server applications / Other server solutions Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system Oracle Solaris Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Samba SUSE Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU40896

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9512

CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.

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

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Rsync: 3.1.1

Opensuse: 3.1.1 - 13.2

Oracle Solaris: 3.1.1 - 13.2

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.