CVE-2011-2500
N/A
Published: February 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNFS Utils
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The host_reliable_addrinfo function in support/export/hostname.c in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 does not properly use DNS to verify access to NFS exports, which allows remote attackers to mount filesystems by establishing crafted DNS A and PTR records.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=130875695821953&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1534.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfs/files/nfs-utils/1.2.4/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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