CVE-2007-6285 | BDVDB-2026-28304 Detail
Description#
The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.html
- http://osvdb.org/40442
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00732.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28168
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28456
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1177.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39188
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11457
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1176.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019137
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28156
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.