CVE-2007-4091
Multiple off-by-one errors in the sender.c in rsync 2.6.9 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via directory names that are not properly handled when calling the f_name function.
02 Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in the sender.c in rsync 2.6.9 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via directory names that are not properly handled when calling the f_name function.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-08-16 00:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 14:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-07-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-193Off-by-one ErrorBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c2fa028e59ff8ff145bc46f16cef8de9cc3eb632e57a6072b39e8a71f8fb4b58
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com27896http://secunia.com/advisories/27896
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200709-13http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-13.xml
- secunia.com26822http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comrsync-fname-bo(36072)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36072
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-500-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-500-1
- secunia.com26493http://secunia.com/advisories/26493
- secunia.com61039http://secunia.com/advisories/61039
- secunia.com26634http://secunia.com/advisories/26634
- www.novell.comSUSE-SR:2007:017http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
- secunia.com26543http://secunia.com/advisories/26543
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647
- www.securityfocus.com20070823 FLEA-2007-0047-1 rsynchttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477628/100/0/threaded
- www.debian.orgDSA-1360http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360
- article.gmane.orghttp://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908
- slackware.comSSA:2007-335-01http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.481089
- www.trustix.org2007-0026http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
- c-skills.blogspot.comhttp://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html
- support.f5.comhttp://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html
- www.securityfocus.com25336http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25336
- secunia.com26537http://secunia.com/advisories/26537
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-2915http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2915
- secunia.com26518http://secunia.com/advisories/26518
- secunia.com26548http://secunia.com/advisories/26548
- secunia.com26911http://secunia.com/advisories/26911
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.9-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.9-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- rsync Fixed in 2.6.9-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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