CVE - CVE-2007-5964

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5964	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1019087 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1019087 MISC:26841 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26841 MISC:28052 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28052 MISC:28097 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28097 MISC:28456 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28456 MISC:40441 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/40441~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:FEDORA-2007-4469 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00474.html MISC:FEDORA-2007-4532 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00549.html MISC:MDVSA-2008:009 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2007:1128 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1128.html MISC:RHSA-2007:1129 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1129.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409701 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409701 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410031 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410031 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10158 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10158
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20071114	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071114)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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