CVE-2007-4091

Multiple off-by-one errors in the sender.c in rsync 2.6.9 might allow remote attackers to execute...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.35%Down 8.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record: CVE-2007-4091
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2007-4091
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-4075 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2007-4075
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f26v-rp94-xv52 No score

Multiple off-by-one errors in the sender.c in rsync 2.6.9 might allow remote attackers to execute...

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.

Record: GHSA-f26v-rp94-xv52
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2007-4091
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4091 No score

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4091
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11308-1 No score

rsync-3.2.3-2.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the rsync-3.2.3-2.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11308-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

rsync

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`rsync` Debian:12	before 2.6.9-5	2.6.9-5
`rsync` Debian:13	before 2.6.9-5	2.6.9-5
`rsync` Debian:14	before 2.6.9-5	2.6.9-5
`rsync` Debian:4.0	before 2.6.9-2etch1, plus listed versions 2.6.9-2	2.6.9-2etch1
`rsync` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 3.2.3-2.6	3.2.3-2.6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-4091 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Rsync, published August 16, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.35%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in rsync 2.6.9-5.

References

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