Red Hat Nfs Utils up to 1.0.8 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Nfs Utils up to 1.0.8 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1376. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Red Hat Nfs Utils up to 1.0.8. Affected is an unknown code of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A certain Red Hat build script for nfs-utils before 1.0.9-35z.el5_2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP wrappers support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

The bug was discovered 01/14/2009. The weakness was presented 08/01/2008 by Josh Bressers with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1376 since 03/18/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67695 (Oracle Linux 5 : nfs-utils (ELSA-2008-0486)), 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 115893 (Red Hat nfs-utils Security Update (RHSA-2008:0486-4)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44256), Tenable (67695), SecurityFocus (BID 30466†), OSVDB (47503†) and Secunia (SA31322†). See VDB-45966 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

Nfs Utils

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 67695
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : nfs-utils (ELSA-2008-0486)
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OpenVAS ID: 870043
OpenVAS Name: Rhino Software Serv-U SITE SET Command Denial Of Service vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nfs Utils 1.0.9

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03/18/2008 🔍
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01/14/2009 +163 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +613 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Josh Bressers
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43488

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X-Force: 44256
SecurityFocus: 30466 - 'nfs-utils' Package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 TCP Wrappers Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 31322
OSVDB: 47503 - Red Hat nfs-utils package TCP Wrapper security bypass
SecurityTracker: 1020589
Vulnerability Center: 19083 - Red Hat Linux NFS Utils before 1.0.9-35z.el5_2 Omits TCP Wrappers Support, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/01/2025 04:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (74), 08/15/2019 09:26 (10), 06/01/2025 04:26 (24)
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