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 records.
EPSS: 0.025 (83.4th 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)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
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- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)