CVE-2007-4091
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 Medium
AV: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
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| 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
secunia.com/advisories/27896
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-13.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36072
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-500-1
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novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1647
securityfocus.com/archive/1/477628/100/0/threaded
debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1360
article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/291908
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.481089
trustix.org/errata/2007/0026
c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html
support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15548.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2915
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4091
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f26v-rp94-xv52
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4091
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4091