DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2500

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2500

    Published: 15 Feb 2014Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-2500

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2500

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nfs-utils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/nfs-utils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.2.4-1

    Affected versions

    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