VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8242
librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data via a birthday attack.
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 2.94%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data via a birthday attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.94% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- librsync project/librsync
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151105.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152355.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152366.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/05/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126712Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/releases/tag/v1.0.0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151105.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152355.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152366.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/05/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126712Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/librsync/librsync/releases/tag/v1.0.0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.