Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes config. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-6285. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/19/2007. The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6285 since 12/10/2007. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67628 (Oracle Linux 4 : autofs5 (ELSA-2007-1177)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117390 (CentOS Security Update for autofs5 (CESA-2007:1177)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39188), Tenable (67628), SecurityFocus (BID 26970†), OSVDB (40442†) and Secunia (SA28156†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67628
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : autofs5 (ELSA-2007-1177)
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OpenVAS ID: 880334
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/10/2007 🔍
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12/19/2007 +7 days 🔍
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12/21/2007 +1 days 🔍
12/30/2007 +8 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +2021 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +612 days 🔍
06/02/2025 +3731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40207

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X-Force: 39188
SecurityFocus: 26970 - autofs nodev Mount Option Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28156
OSVDB: 40442 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux autofs5 nodev Local Restriction Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1019137
Vulnerability Center: 17219 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Autofs Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Gain Elevated Privileges, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/02/2025 02:24
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (73), 08/02/2019 10:21 (9), 06/02/2025 02:24 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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