CVE-2008-4552 — Nfs-utils vulnerability

CWE-2649 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
NFS Nfs-utils
Timeline
PublishedOct 14
Latest updateMay 2

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDnfs/nfs-utils1.1.2+18

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-jg64-hjmp-ccvg: The good_client function in nfs-utils 1↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2008-4552: The good_client function in nfs-utils 1↗2008-10-14
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OSV
CVE-2008-4552: The good_client function in nfs-utils 1↗2008-10-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
nfs-utils vulnerability↗2008-12-04
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Red Hat
nfs-utils: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers, causing hostname-based rules to be ignored↗2008-08-05
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Debian
CVE-2008-4552: nfs-utils - The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before ...↗2008
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
portmap: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers↗2010-02-19
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Bugzilla
CVE-2012-3417 quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers↗2010-02-19
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