Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain an off-by-one out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in the establish_proxy_connection() function in socket.c that allows network attackers to corrupt stack memory by sending a malformed HTTP proxy response. Attackers can exploit this by positioning themselves between the client and proxy or controlling the proxy server to send a response line of 1023 or more bytes without a newline terminator, causing a null byte to be written to an out-of-bounds stack address when the RSYNC_PROXY environment variable is set.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6282-1 | rsync security update |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Wed, 20 May 2026 11:45:00 +0000
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Rsync Project
Rsync Project rsync |
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Rsync Project
Rsync Project rsync |
Wed, 20 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain an off-by-one out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in the establish_proxy_connection() function in socket.c that allows network attackers to corrupt stack memory by sending a malformed HTTP proxy response. Attackers can exploit this by positioning themselves between the client and proxy or controlling the proxy server to send a response line of 1023 or more bytes without a newline terminator, causing a null byte to be written to an out-of-bounds stack address when the RSYNC_PROXY environment variable is set. | |
| Title | Rsync < 3.4.3 Off-by-One Stack Write via HTTP Proxy | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-193 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-20T00:45:28.540Z
Reserved: 2026-05-11T14:14:49.612Z
Link: CVE-2026-45232
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-20T02:16:36.887
Modified: 2026-05-20T13:58:07.923
Link: CVE-2026-45232
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-20T10:38:43Z
Weaknesses
Debian DSA