CVE-2007-6199
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-16
- EPSS score
- 4.1% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-6167)
- Published
- December 1, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6167 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- rsync / rsync
- slackware / slackware linux
- slackware / slackware linux
- slackware / slackware linux
- slackware / slackware linux
- slackware / slackware linux
- slackware / slackware linux
- slackware / slackware linux
- slackware / slackware linux
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
- http://rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27863(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61005
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019012
- http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15549.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0257
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487991/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26638(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4057
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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