CVE-2008-4552

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

• CWE-264

• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32346Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32481Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33006Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36538
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38833Vendor Advisory
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823Patch
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32346Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32481Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33006Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36538
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38833Vendor Advisory
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823Patch
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325

Published

Oct 14, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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