CVE-2013-1923

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-1923
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-21 18:55:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionrpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.2 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003950000 probability, percentile 0.603800000 (date 2026-05-03)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 1.2.3 All All All
Application Linux-nfs Nfs-utils 1.2.4 All All All
Application Linux-nfs Nfs-utils 1.2.5 All All All
Application Linux-nfs Nfs-utils 1.2.6 All All All
Application Linux-nfs Nfs-utils All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
948072 – (CVE-2013-1923) CVE-2013-1923 nfs-utils: rpc.gssd is vulnerable to DNS spoofing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:1016-1: moderate: update for nfs-utils af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
'Re: [PATCH] Avoid PTR lookups when possible' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'Re: [PATCH] Avoid PTR lookups when possible' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
openSUSE-SU-2013:1012-1: moderate: update for nfs-utils af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
nfs-utils 'rpc.gssd' DNS Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:1048-1: moderate: This update of nfs-utils fixed a DNS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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