CVE-2004-0792

Directory traversal vulnerability in the sanitize_path function in util.c for rsync 2.6.2 and earlier, when chroot is disabled, allows attackers to read or write certain files.

Published: 2004-10-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0792 is rated Moderate Risk (55.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.32%). EPSS rose +1.48% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0792

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 0.84% 2.32% +1.48%
2 2025-03-30 1.57% 0.84% -0.73%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.57% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0792

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0792

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0792

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0792 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rsync), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0792
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0792: 1 GLSA(s) (200408-17), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/rsync); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0792
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0792
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0792 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (rsync), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0792

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0792

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 2.3.2_1.3 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.3.2_1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0792

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