9.3

CVE-2007-6199: rsync Configuration

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6199
Published 01-12-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-6199 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Configuration vulnerability in rsync. EPSS estimates a 4.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.14%
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. 01-12-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.14%

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

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • rsync< 2.6.9-6
Rsync1 product
  • rsync2.3.1 | 2.3.2 | 2.3.2_1.2alpha | 2.3.2_1.2arm | 2.3.2_1.2intel | 2.3.2_1.2m68k | 2.3.2_1.2ppc | 2.3.2_1.2sparc | 2.3.2_1.3 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.3 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.5 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.8 | 2.5.0 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.5 | 2.5.6 | 2.5.7 | 2.6 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.9

2 vendors · 2 products

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