CVE-2013-1923

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    CVE-2013-1923

    Published: 21 Jan 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=948072, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00142.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00146.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00172.html, http://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=136491998607561&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=136500502805121&w=2, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58854, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85331

    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