CVE-2011-1097

rsync 3.x before 3.0.8, when certain recursion, deletion, and ownership options are used, allows...

5.1 MediumFix available

rsync 3.x before 3.0.8, when certain recursion, deletion, and ownership options are used, allows remote rsync servers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via malformed data.

Exploit likelihood

3.16%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Record: CVE-2011-1097
CVSS 2.0: 5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-1097
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1111 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-1111
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rp4c-gxm3-wmf6 No score

rsync 3.x before 3.0.8, when certain recursion, deletion, and ownership options are used, allows...

Record: GHSA-rp4c-gxm3-wmf6
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2011-1097
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1097 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1097
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10548-1 No score

rsync-3.1.2-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the rsync-3.1.2-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10548-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

samba rsync

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`rsync` Debian:12	before 3.0.8	3.0.8
`rsync` Debian:13	before 3.0.8	3.0.8
`rsync` Debian:14	before 3.0.8	3.0.8
`rsync` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1	0:3.0.6-5.el6_0.1
`rsync` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 3.1.2-1.5	3.1.2-1.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2011-1097 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Samba Rsync, published March 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.16%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in rsync 3.0.8.

References

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