The nfsrvd_readdir function in sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c in the new NFS server in FreeBSD 8.0 through 9.1-RELEASE-p3 does not verify that a READDIR request is for a directory node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a plain file instead of a directory.
2013-05-02T11:44:41.457
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | 8.0 | Yes |
Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | 8.1 | Yes |
Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | 8.2 | Yes |
Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | 8.3 | Yes |
Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | 9.0 | Yes |
Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | 9.1 | Yes |