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.
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_0
secunia.com/advisories/27853
secunia.com/advisories/27863
secunia.com/advisories/28412
secunia.com/advisories/28457
secunia.com/advisories/31326
securitytracker.com/id?1019012
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0257
www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:011
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0999.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487991/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26639
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4057
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268