Vulnerability in Linux-nfs Nfs-utils

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…

EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux-nfs Nfs-utils — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

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