CVE-2011-1749
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-1749 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-02-26 15:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2014-03-10 21:29:00 UTC |
| Description | The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-20
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Linux-nfs | Nfs-utils | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-nfs | Nfs-utils | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-nfs | Nfs-utils | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-nfs | Nfs-utils | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-nfs | Nfs-utils | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-nfs | Nfs-utils | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-nfs | Nfs-utils | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download NFS from SourceForge.net | CONFIRM | sourceforge.net | Patch |
| access.redhat.com | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: CVE-2011-1089-like flaw in mount.nfs | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Patch |
| Bug 697975 – CVE-2011-1749 nfs-utils: mount.nfs fails to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.