Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4091

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.
Publish Date : 2007-08-15 Last Update Date : 2017-07-28

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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score	6.8
Confidentiality Impact	Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact	Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact	Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity	Medium (The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit)
Authentication	Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access	User
Vulnerability Type(s)	Execute Code
CWE ID	CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability

- Vendor Statements

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.
Source: Redhat

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title	Definition Id	Class	Family
CVE-2007-4091	oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20074091		unix
DSA-1360-1 rsync - arbitrary code execution	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18917		unix

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- Products Affected By CVE-2007-4091

#	Product Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
1	Application	Rsync	Rsync	2.6.9				Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor	Product	Vulnerable Versions
Rsync	Rsync	1

- References For CVE-2007-4091

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647 CONFIRM

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36072
XF rsync-fname-bo(36072)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2915
VUPEN ADV-2007-2915

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-500-1
UBUNTU USN-500-1

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
TRUSTIX 2007-0026

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360
DEBIAN DSA-1360

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
SUSE SUSE-SR:2007:017

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477628/100/0/threaded
BUGTRAQ 20070823 FLEA-2007-0047-1 rsync

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25336
BID 25336 Rsync F_Name Off-By-One Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Release Date:2014-09-10

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html CONFIRM

http://secunia.com/advisories/61039
SECUNIA 61039

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-13.xml
GENTOO GLSA-200709-13

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.481089
SLACKWARE SSA:2007-335-01

http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html CONFIRM

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908 CONFIRM

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2007-4091

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)