Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the server but not on the client.
Source:
MITRE
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Analysis Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) on SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 has unspecified attack vectors and impact, involving the name to uid translation in NFSv4 name lookups.
Source:
MITRE
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
6.2 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
1.9
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
High
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Complete
Integrity (I):
Complete
Availability (A):
Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
3 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
9/28/2017 9:29:13 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9864 [No Types Assigned] |
| Removed |
Reference |
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9864 [No Types Assigned] |
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
7/28/2017 9:32:44 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36396 [No Types Assigned] |
| Removed |
Reference |
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36396 [No Types Assigned] |
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Initial CVE Analysis -
9/5/2007 1:22:00 PM