#VU85903 Improper Privilege Management in Rsync - CVE-2002-0080
Published: January 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85903
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-0080
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Rsync
Rsync
Software vendor:
Samba
Samba
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to rsync, when running in daemon mode, does not properly call setgroups before dropping privileges. A local user can get supplemental group privileges to read certain files that would otherwise be disallowed.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.