CVE-2008-4552

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    CVE-2008-4552

    Published: 14 Oct 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/32346, http://secunia.com/advisories/32481, http://secunia.com/advisories/33006, http://secunia.com/advisories/36538, http://secunia.com/advisories/38794, http://secunia.com/advisories/38833, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676, http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html, http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High