CVE-2007-4091

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.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.93% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27896	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-13.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36072	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-500-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26493	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61039	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26634	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26543	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477628/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360	vendor advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.481089	vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/	vendor advisory
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25336	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26537	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2915	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26518	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26548	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26911	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4091?: CVE-2007-4091 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4091?: To fix CVE-2007-4091, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4091 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4091 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.