CVE-2007-4091 (GCVE-0-2007-4091)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-08-16 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 14:46
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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Date Public
2007-08-15 00:00
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