CVE-2006-2083

Integer overflow in the receive_xattr function in the extended attributes patch (xattr.c) for rsync before 2.6.8 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted extended attributes that trigger a buffer overflow.

Date published : 2006-04-28

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17788

http://samba.anu.edu.au/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.8-NEWS