6.8

CVE-2007-4091: rsync

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4091DSA-1360-1
Published 16-08-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4091 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in rsync. EPSS estimates a 3.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.35% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • rsync< 2.6.9-5 | < 2.6.9-2etch1
Rsync1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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