CVE-2008-4552

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4552
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-14 20:00:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-11 20:52:00 UTC
DescriptionThe good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.2 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.2.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.3.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.3.3 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.10 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.11 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.12 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.2 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.3 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.4 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.6 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.7 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.7 pre-1 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.7 pre-2 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-1 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-2 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-3 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-4 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.9 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.1.0 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.1.0 rc-1 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.1.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.2 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.2.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.3.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 0.3.3 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.10 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.11 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.12 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.2 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.3 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.4 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.6 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.7 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.7 pre-1 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.7 pre-2 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-1 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-2 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-3 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.8 rc-4 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.0.9 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.1.0 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.1.0 rc-1 All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils 1.1.1 All All All
Application Nfs Nfs-utils All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware ESX Server 4 update for newt, nfs-utils, and glib2 - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307 CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 458676 – CVE-2008-4552 nfs-utils: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers, causing hostname-based rules to be ignored CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
'nfs-utils' Package 'hosts_ctl()' Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers MLIST www.openwall.com
nfs-utils TCP Wrappers NFS Netgroups Security Bypass - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rPath update for nfs-utils and nfs-client - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:060 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
oss-security - CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers MLIST www.openwall.com
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
VMware vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Red Hat update for nfs-utils - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Ubuntu update for nfs-utils - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates MLIST lists.vmware.com
USN-687-1: nfs-utils vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-09-02Joshua BressersThis issue affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and was addressed by https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
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