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CVE-2011-1749

LOW
3.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
nfs-utilsDebian
Fixed in:1:1.2.3-3CVE-2011-1749
Fixed in:1:1.2.3-3CVE-2011-1749
Fixed in:1:1.2.3-3CVE-2011-1749
Fixed in:1:1.2.3-3CVE-2011-1749

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

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days
28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

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