fkie_cve-2008-4552
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-10-14 20:00
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32346Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32481Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33006Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36538
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38794Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38833Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32346Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32481Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33006Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36538
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/38833Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nfs nfs-utils *
nfs nfs-utils 0.2
nfs nfs-utils 0.2.1
nfs nfs-utils 0.3.1
nfs nfs-utils 0.3.3
nfs nfs-utils 1.0
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.1
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.2
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.3
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.4
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.6
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.9
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.10
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.11
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.12
nfs nfs-utils 1.1.0
nfs nfs-utils 1.1.0
nfs nfs-utils 1.1.1


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}


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