CVE-2008-4552 in nfs-utils

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 10/14/2008
• Disclosure: 10/14/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-44477
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.01355
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4552
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4552
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-4552/