CVE-2008-4552

NameCVE-2008-4552
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nfs-utils (PTS)bullseye1:1.3.4-6+deb11u1fixed
bookworm1:2.6.2-4+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1:2.8.2-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nfs-utilssourcelenny1:1.1.2-6lenny1
nfs-utilssource(unstable)1:1.1.3-1

Notes

[etch] - nfs-utils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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