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CVE-2008-4552

Published: Oct 14, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 18.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

nfs
oss-projectaka nfs-utils
nfs-utilsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
lists.vmware.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32346
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32481
secunia.com
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