CVE-2007-6285

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6285
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-20 22:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
426218 – (CVE-2007-6285) CVE-2007-6285 autofs default doesn't set nodev in /net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Mandriva update for autofs - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
autofs nodev Mount Option Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: autofs-5.0.1-31 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
autofs Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Fedora update for autofs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: autofs-5.0.2-24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:009 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat autofs "nodev" Security Bypass Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
osvdb.org/40442 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
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