CVE-2007-4135
The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the server but not on the client.
Published:Aug 31, 2007
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Sep 5, 2007
EPSS Score:0.00077
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Nfsv4
Product
Nfsidmap
Nfsv4
Nfsidmap
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
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High
