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>> rsync "f_name()" Function Directory Name Handling Off-By-One Vulnerability
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Title : rsync "f_name()" Function Directory Name Handling Off-By-One Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2915
CVE ID : CVE-2007-4091
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-08-20
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A vulnerability has been identified in rsync, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by off-by-one errors in the "f_name()" [flist.c] function when processing specially crafted directory names, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise an affected system.
Affected Products
rsync version 2.6.9 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.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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