CVE-2011-2500

The host_reliable_addrinfo function in support/export/hostname.c in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 does not properly use DNS to verify access to NFS exports, which allows remote attackers to mount filesystems by establishing crafted DNS A and PTR records.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfs/files/nfs-utils/1.2.4/
http://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=130875695821953&w=2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716949
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfs/files/nfs-utils/1.2.4/Changelog-nfs-utils-1.2.4/download
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1534.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.2:::::::*

Information

Published : 2014-02-15 06:57

Updated : 2014-03-05 20:30

NVD link : CVE-2011-2500

Mitre link : CVE-2011-2500

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

linux-nfs

nfs-utils

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