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.

Published: 2006-04-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2083 is rated Moderate Risk (62.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.63%). EPSS rose +2.13% 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-2006-2083

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 1.51% 3.63% +2.13%
2 2025-03-30 1.73% 1.51% -0.22%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.73% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2083

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2083

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-2083

vendor priority summary link
debian high CVE-2006-2083 high 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-2006-2083
gentoo high CVE-2006-2083: 1 GLSA(s) (200605-05), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/rsync); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-2083
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2083
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2083/
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-2083 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-2006-2083

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-2083

  • Red Hat (2006-08-30T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of rsync distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2083

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andrew_tridgell rsync 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:andrew_tridgell:rsync:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2083

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