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high7.5

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 …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
NfsNfs-Utils
through 1.1.2
Versions 0.2, 0.2.1, 0.3.1, 0.3.3, 1.0

Weakness classification

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