CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NFSv4 nfsidmap 0.16.22. Affected is the function getpwnam_r
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the server but not on the client.
The bug was discovered 08/31/2007. The weakness was published 09/04/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4135 since 08/02/2007. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29298 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libnfsidmap (MDKSA-2007:240)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156027 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for nfs-utils-lib (ELSA-2007-0951)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36396) and Tenable (29298). Similar entries are available at 38641 and 38538.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Local Privilege EscalationCWE: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 29298
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libnfsidmap (MDKSA-2007:240)
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OpenVAS ID: 830039
OpenVAS Name: Zoho ManageEngine Support Center Plus Multiple Fields XSS Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
08/02/2007 🔍08/31/2007 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: secunia.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-4135 (🔍)
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X-Force: 36396
Vulnerability Center: 16271 - Multiple Linux Servers NFSv4 ID Mapper Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 26767 - NFSv4 ID Mapper nfsidmap Username Lookup Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 26674
OSVDB: 45825 - NFSv4 ID Mapper (nfsidmap) getpwnam_r Function Username Lookup File Ownership Mismatch Weakness
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 12:18Updated: 07/27/2019 09:57
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (80), 07/27/2019 09:57 (3)
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