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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-4552: nfs-utils: Access restriction bypass

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-4552: nfs-utils: Access restriction bypass

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/14/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-fs-nfs-utils

References

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