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CVE-2007-4135

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libnfsidmapDebian
Fixed in:0.18-0CVE-2007-4135

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days
26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

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