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CVE-2011-2500

Published: 15 February 2014

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
introduced in 1.2.3

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
nfs-utils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3.1)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.8-2ubuntu2)
trusty Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.8-6ubuntu1)
upstream
Released (1:1.2.4-1)
Patches:
vendor: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1534.html