CVE-2008-4552
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-14 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f6db54fe96a8a22a477a527f6d201a2c42ee5105011a4a0249436c26d399f8ac
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com32481http://secunia.com/advisories/32481
- secunia.com32346http://secunia.com/advisories/32346
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8325https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325
- secunia.com38794http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- lists.vmware.com[security-announce] 20100303 VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updateshttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comnfsutils-hostctl-security-bypass(45895)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1321http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120719 CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappershttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
- secunia.com33006http://secunia.com/advisories/33006
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676
- secunia.com36538http://secunia.com/advisories/36538
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120719 Re: CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappershttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:060http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11544https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544
- www.securityfocus.com20081030 rPSA-2008-0307-1 nfs-client nfs-server nfs-utilshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-687-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1
- secunia.com38833http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
- www.securityfocus.com31823http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0528http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nfs-utils Fixed in 1:1.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nfs-utils Fixed in 1:1.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nfs-utils Fixed in 1:1.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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