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CVE-2011-2500

Published: Feb 15, 2014 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
3.2 LOW
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2500
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Nfs-utilsLinux-nfs*1.2.3 (including)
Nfs-utilsLinux-nfs1.2.0 (including)1.2.0 (including)
Nfs-utilsLinux-nfs1.2.1 (including)1.2.1 (including)
Nfs-utilsLinux-nfs1.2.2 (including)1.2.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatnfs-utils-1:1.2.3-15.el6*
Nfs-utilsUbuntuhardy*
Nfs-utilsUbuntumaverick*
Nfs-utilsUbuntunatty*
Nfs-utilsUbuntuoneiric*
Nfs-utilsUbuntuquantal*
Nfs-utilsUbunturaring*
Nfs-utilsUbuntuupstream*

References

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