CVE-2007-6199 (GCVE-0-2007-6199)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-12-01 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:54
VLAI
Summary
rsync before 3.0.0pre6, when running a writable rsync daemon that is not using chroot, allows remote attackers to access restricted files via unknown vectors that cause rsync to create a symlink that points outside of the module's hierarchy.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2314 records in the last 180 days details
References
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http://secunia.com/advisories/61005 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/28457 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?na… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26638 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019012 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
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Date Public
2007-11-28 00:00
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