CVE-2007-6200
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2007-6200 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate
security impact. This flaw has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHSA-2011:0999 advisory. This flaw did not affect the version of rsync as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Red Hat does not intend to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (rsync) | RHSA-2011:0999 | 2011-07-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | rsync | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | rsync | Will not fix |
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