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CVE-2008-4552

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.

Published

2008-10-14T20:00:01.667

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application nfs nfs-utils ≤ 1.1.2 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 0.2 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 0.2.1 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 0.3.1 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 0.3.3 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.1 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.2 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.3 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.4 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.6 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.9 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.10 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.11 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.0.12 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.1.0 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.1.0 Yes
Application nfs nfs-utils 1.1.1 Yes
References