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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…
High7.5EPSS 2.3%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (20)
- 32481 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32346 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8325 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 38794 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20100303 VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- nfsutils-hostctl-security-bypass(45895) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1321 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120719 CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 33006 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36538 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120719 Re: CVE Request: quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11544 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20081030 rPSA-2008-0307-1 nfs-client nfs-server nfs-utils (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- USN-687-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 38833 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31823 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0528 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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