FKIE_CVE-2007-4091

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-08-16 00:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908
cve@mitre.orghttp://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26493
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26518
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26537
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26543
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26548
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26634
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26822
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26911
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27896
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/61039
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-13.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.481089
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477628/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25336
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-500-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2915
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36072
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26493
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26518
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26537
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26548
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26634
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26911
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27896
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/61039
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-13.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.481089
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477628/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25336
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-500-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2915
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36072
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rsync rsync 2.6.9
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