Vulnerability in Rsync
CVE-2007-6199
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rsync — versions 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.2_1.2alpha
- Slackware Linux — versions 8.1, 9.0, 9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/28412 (third-party-advisory)
- support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15549.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4057 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27853 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487991/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/27863 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0257
- rsync.samba.org/security.html