CVE - CVE-2007-6285

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-6285	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
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:1019137 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1019137 MISC:26970 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970 MISC:28156 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28156 MISC:28168 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28168 MISC:28456 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28456 MISC:40442 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/40442~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:FEDORA-2007-4707 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.html MISC:FEDORA-2007-4709 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00732.html MISC:MDVSA-2008:009 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2007:1176 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1176.html MISC:RHSA-2007:1177 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1177.html MISC:autofs-hostsmap-weak-securtiy(39188) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39188 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11457 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11457
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20071210	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 (20071210)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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