Auth bypass in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3623
nfs2acl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.14.4 does not check for MAY_SATTR privilege before setting access controls (ACL) on files on exported NFS filesystems, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs for readonly mounted NFS filesystems.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.14.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/18788 (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19038 (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11707 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- lkml.org/lkml/2005/12/23/171 (Patch, Mailing List)
- lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/21465 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/22417 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)