CVE-2007-4091
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 3.3% (89th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-4075)
- Published
- August 16, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4075 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- rsync / rsync
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26493
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26518
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26537
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26543
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26548
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26634
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26911
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61039
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-13.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.481089
- http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477628/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25336
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-500-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2915
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36072
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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