National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4091
Original release date:08/16/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (08/22/2007)
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Not 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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External Source: BID
Name: 25336
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647
External Source: XF
Name: rsync-fname-bo(36072)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-500-1
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2007-0026
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070823 FLEA-2007-0047-1 rsync
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2007:017
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-2915
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1360
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2007-335-01
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200709-13
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27896
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26911
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26822
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26634
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26548
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26543
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Name: 26537
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Name: 26518
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26493