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CVE-2008-4552

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function wi

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01355
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
nfs nfs-utils<= 1.1.2
nfs nfs-utilsall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD14 Oct 2008 · 08:00 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-687-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1321Low
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References & Sources

20
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32346Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32481Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33006Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36538
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Vendor Advisory
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