Upstream information

CVE-2007-4091 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 279866 [VERIFIED / FIXED], 294073 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • rsync >= 3.0.4-2.33.82
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA rsync-3.0.4-2.33.82
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • rsync >= 3.0.4-2.38.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA rsync-3.0.4-2.38.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • rsync >= 3.0.4-2.47.28
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA rsync-3.0.4-2.47.28
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • rsync >= 3.0.4-2.47.28
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA rsync-3.0.4-2.47.28
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • rsync >= 3.4.1-160000.2.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 GA rsync-3.4.1-160000.2.3
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
  • rsync >= 3.2.7-3.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA rsync-3.2.7-3.8
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
  • rsync >= 3.3.0-slfo.1.1_1.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA rsync-3.3.0-slfo.1.1_1.2
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • rsync >= 3.2.3-2.6
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11308

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS rsync Analysis

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 15:48:50 2013
CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 15:26:07 2025