rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote…

Description

rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• 58854 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [linux-nfs] 20130403 Re: [PATCH] Avoid PTR lookups when possible (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=948072 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2013:1048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2013:1012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2013:1016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• nfsutils-cve20131923-spoofing(85331) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• [linux-nfs] 20130402 Re: [PATCH] Avoid PTR lookups when possible (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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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[![CVE-2013-1923](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2013-1923.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2013-1923)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 15:20 UTC.