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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-1923: nfs-utils: Information disclosure

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-1923: nfs-utils: Information disclosure

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/21/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.

Solution(s)

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

References

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