rsync up to 2.6.9 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in rsync. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-6200. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in rsync (File Transfer Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in rsync before 3.0.0pre6, when running a writable rsync daemon, allows remote attackers to bypass exclude, exclude_from, and filter and read or write hidden files via (1) symlink, (2) partial-dir, (3) backup-dir, and unspecified (4) dest options.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2007. The weakness was published 12/01/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6200 since 11/30/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55643 (RHEL 5 : rsync (RHSA-2011:0999)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119664 (CentOS Security Update for rsync (CESA-2011:0999)).

Upgrading to version 2.3.2_1.2intel eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38815), Tenable (55643), SecurityFocus (BID 26639†), OSVDB (39593†) and Secunia (SA27853†). Similar entry is available at VDB-39904. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 55643
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : rsync (RHSA-2011:0999)
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OpenVAS ID: 881002
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for rsync CESA-2011:0999 centos5 i386
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: rsync 2.3.2_1.2intel

Timelineinfo

11/28/2007 🔍
11/29/2007 +1 days 🔍
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11/30/2007 +1 days 🔍
12/01/2007 +1 days 🔍
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12/30/2007 +29 days 🔍
07/21/2011 +1299 days 🔍
07/22/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +1333 days 🔍
06/02/2025 +3731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39905

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X-Force: 38815
SecurityFocus: 26639 - Rsync Daemon Excludes Multiple File Access Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27853
OSVDB: 39593 - CVE-2007-6200 - Rsync - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019012
Vulnerability Center: 17222 - Samba Rsync Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Access and Security Restrictions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4057

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/02/2025 02:36
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (74), 08/02/2019 10:46 (12), 06/02/2025 02:36 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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