CVE-2002-0048

Exp

Multiple signedness errors (mixed signed and unsigned numbers) in the I/O functions of rsync 2.4.6, 2.3.2, and other versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code in the rsync client or server.

Published: 2002-02-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0048 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 34.02%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0048

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21242 exploit_db edb 2002-01-25 Exploit-DB ↗
399 exploit_db edb 2002-01-01 Exploit-DB ↗
398 exploit_db edb 2002-01-01 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0048

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 81.76% 34.02% -47.75%
2 2025-11-29 69.46% 81.76% +12.30%
3 2025-03-30 — 69.46% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0048

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0048

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0048

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0048

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0048

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.2_1.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.2_1.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.2_1.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:intel:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.2_1.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.2_1.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.3.2_1.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.0_1 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.0_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0048

URL Tags
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:10.rsync.asc
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000458
http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2002-Jan/0003.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101223214906963&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101223603321315&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3839
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-003.0.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-106 Patch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7993.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800635 US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-009.php
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1853.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-018.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3958 Patch Vendor Advisory
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