CVE-2011-2500
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-2500 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-02-15 14:57:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The host_reliable_addrinfo function in support/export/hostname.c in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 does not properly use DNS to verify access to NFS exports, which allows remote attackers to mount filesystems by establishing crafted DNS A and PTR records. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 0.006200000 probability, percentile 0.701020000 (date 2026-05-05)
Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 716949 – (CVE-2011-2500) CVE-2011-2500 nfs-utils: Improper authentication of an incoming request when an IP based authentication used | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| NFS - Browse /nfs-utils/1.2.4 at SourceForge.net | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceforge.net | |
| '[PATCH] nfs: fix host_reliable_addrinfo (try #2)' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| access.redhat.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Download NFS from SourceForge.net | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceforge.net | |
| 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.