{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2855","details":"The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.","modified":"2026-02-04T04:31:07.898667Z","published":"2014-04-17T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2171-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-2855"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2855"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2171-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2855"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["3.0.9-4ubuntu1","3.1.0-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"rsync","binary_version":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2855.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}