FrSIRT - rsync "f_name()" Function Directory Name Handling Off-By-One Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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rsync "f_name()" Function Directory Name Handling Off-By-One Vulnerability

Title : rsync "f_name()" Function Directory Name Handling Off-By-One Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2915
CVE ID : CVE-2007-4091
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-08-20

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in rsync, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/2915
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2007/08/cve-2007-4091.html

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Sebastian Krahmer.

ChangeLog

2007-08-20 : Initial release

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