The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2014-04-23T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:28:46.299Z

Reserved: 2014-04-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-2855

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-23T15:55:04.593

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:19:38.630

Link: CVE-2014-2855

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2855 - Bugzilla