Linux lockd remote denial of service
| linux-lockd-remote-dos (5050) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The NFS (Network File System) lock daemon in some Linux distributions is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker can connect to the rpc.lockd port (usually port 1024) and send a specially-malformed request to cause rpc.lockd to stop responding.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 2.1
- Debian, Debian Linux 2.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 6.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 6.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 7.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 7.1
- RedHat, Linux 6.0
- RedHat, Linux 6.1
- RedHat, Linux 6.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jun 08 2000 03:38:42, Remote DOS in linux rpc.lockd at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q2/0189.html.
- BID-1372: Linux rpc.lockd Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0508: rpc.lockd in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and 6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.
Reported:
Jun 08, 2000
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