fkie_cve-2011-2500
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2014-02-15 14:57
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux-nfs nfs-utils *
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.0
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.1
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.2



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  "id": "CVE-2011-2500",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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