CVE-2008-4552 (GCVE-0-2008-4552)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-14 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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Date Public
2008-10-13 00:00
Show details on NVD website

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