CVE-2007-4091

Summary

CVECVE-2007-4091
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-08-16 00:17:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-15 21:33:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rsync Rsync 2.6.9 All All All
Application Rsync Rsync 2.6.9 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rPath update for rsync - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Gentoo update for rsync - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
2007-0026 TRUSTIX www.trustix.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Debian update for rsync - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
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About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
USN-500-1: rsync vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html CONFIRM support.f5.com
rsync "f_name()" Off-By-One Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1360-1 rsync DEBIAN www.debian.org
C skills: CVE-2007-4091 CONFIRM c-skills.blogspot.com
Security Advisory SA61039 - F5 Multiple Products Rsync "f_name()" Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Trustix Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again CONFIRM article.gmane.org
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647 CONFIRM issues.rpath.com
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Rsync F_Name Off-By-One Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- rsync: Two buffer overflows GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-08-22Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. This flaw did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4 due to the version of rsync. This flaw does exist in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, but due to the nature of the flaw it is not exploitable with any security consequence due to stack-protector.
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