Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) mountd xlog Function Off-by-one Remote Overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 11800

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Synopsis

The remote service is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote rpc.mountd daemon is vulnerable to an off-by-one overflow which could be exploited by an attacker to gain a root shell on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of nfs-utils

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 11800

File Name: nfs_xlog_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: remote

Family: RPC

Published: 7/23/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: rpc/portmap

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0252

BID: 8179

RHSA: 2003:206-01

SuSE: SUSE-SA:2003:031

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