CVE - CVE-2008-4552

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4552	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
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:20081030 rPSA-2008-0307-1 nfs-client nfs-server nfs-utils URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded MISC:31823 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823 MISC:32346 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32346 MISC:32481 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32481 MISC:33006 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33006 MISC:36538 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/36538 MISC:38794 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 MISC:38833 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38833 MISC:ADV-2010-0528 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2009:060 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2009:1321 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html MISC:USN-687-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20120719 CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2 MISC:[oss-security] 20120719 Re: CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5 MISC:[security-announce] 20100303 VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates URL:http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html MISC:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307 URL:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676 MISC:nfsutils-hostctl-security-bypass(45895) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11544 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8325 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20081014	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 (20081014)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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