Improper Input Validation Affecting nfs-utils package, versions <1:1.2.3-3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-NFSUTILS-282206
  • published26 Feb 2014
  • disclosed26 Feb 2014

Introduced: 26 Feb 2014

CVE-2011-1749  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 nfs-utils to version 1:1.2.3-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nfs-utils package and not the nfs-utils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

CVSS Scores

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