Red Hat nfs-utils package TCP Wrapper security bypass
| nfsutils-tcpwrapper-security-bypass (48058) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Red Hat nfs-utils package could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the omission of TCP wrapper support. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions to possibly launch further attacks against the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Refer to Red Hat Bugzilla - Bug 477864 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- freshmeat.net: Project details for Linux NFS Utilities.
- Red Hat Bugzilla ¿ Bug 477864: nfs-utils: missing tcp_wrappers support in Fedora 9 and 10 .
- BID-33294: 'nfs-utils' Package for Fedora 9 and 10 TCP Wrappers Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-0180: Certain Fedora build scripts for nfs-utils before 1.1.2-9.fc9 on Fedora 9, and before 1.1.4-6.fc10 on Fedora 10, omit TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, possibly a related issue to CVE-2008-1376.
Platforms Affected:
- NFS nfs-utils 0.2
- NFS nfs-utils 0.2.1
- NFS nfs-utils 0.3.1
- NFS nfs-utils 0.3.3
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.1
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.10
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.11
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.12
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.2
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.3
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.4
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.6
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.7 Pre-1
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.7
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.7 Pre-2
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.8 RC-4
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.8 RC-3
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.8 RC-2
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.8
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.8 RC-1
- NFS nfs-utils 1.0.9
- NFS nfs-utils 1.1.0
- NFS nfs-utils 1.1.0 RC-1
- NFS nfs-utils 1.1.1
- NFS nfs-utils 1.1.2
- RedHat Fedora 10
- RedHat Fedora 9
Reported:
Jan 14, 2009
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