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CVE-2007-6199

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Description

rsync before 3.0.0pre6, when running a writable rsync daemon that is not using chroot, allows remote attackers to access restricted files via unknown vectors that cause rsync to create a symlink that points outside of the module's hierarchy.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4057

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26638

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487991/100/0/threaded

http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:011

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0257

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15549.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019012

http://secunia.com/advisories/61005

http://secunia.com/advisories/31326

http://secunia.com/advisories/28457

http://secunia.com/advisories/28412

http://secunia.com/advisories/27863

http://secunia.com/advisories/27853

http://rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_0

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-12-01

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.06374

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