CVE-2008-4552

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.

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/32346

http://secunia.com/advisories/32481

http://secunia.com/advisories/33006

http://secunia.com/advisories/36538

http://secunia.com/advisories/38794

http://secunia.com/advisories/38833

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2