nfs-utils statd denial of service
| nfs-utils-statd-dos (18332) |  Low Risk |
Description:
nfs-utils is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the statd server. A remote attacker could close a TCP connection improperly, which would cause the statd server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- Olaf Kirch, nfs-utils 1.0.6
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
Remedy:
For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest nfs-common package (1:1.0.6-3ubuntu1.1 or later), as listed in USN-36-1 December 01, 2004. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest nfs-utils package, as listed below. Refer to Mandrakesoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:146. See References.
For Mandrake Linux 9.2/AMD64: 1.0.5-1.1.92mdk or later
For Mandrake Linux 10.0: 1.0.6-2.1.100mdk or later
For Mandrake Linux 10.0/AMD64: 1.0.6-2.1.100mdk or later
For Mandrake Linux 10.1: 1.0.6-2.1.101mdk or later
For Mandrake Linux 10.1/X86_64: 1.0.6-2.1.101mdk or later
For Mandrake Corporate Server 2.1: 1.0.1-1.2.C21mdk or later
For Mandrake Corporate Server 2.1/X86_64: 1.0.1-1.2.C21mdk or later
For Debian Linux:
Upgrade to the latest nfs-utils package, as listed below. Refer to DSA-606-1. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest nfs-utils package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2005:014-04 for more information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-076, "nfs-utils" Package Vulnerabilities at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-076.shtml.
- nfs-utils Web page, nfs/nfs-utils at http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/nfs/nfs-utils/.
- BID-11785: Linux NFS RPC.STATD Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1014: statd in nfs-utils 1.257 and earlier does not ignore the SIGPIPE signal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server process crash) via a TCP connection that is prematurely terminated.
- DSA-606: nfs-utils -- wrong signal handler
- GLSA-200412-08: nfs-utils: Multiple remote vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:146: Updated nfs-utils packages fix remote DoS vulnerability
- RHSA-2004-583: nfs-utils security update
- RHSA-2005-014: nfs-utils security update
Reported:
Dec 01, 2004
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