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Medium
CVE-2007-5964
The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions,...
Vulnerability Description
The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1129.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28052
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28456
- http://osvdb.org/40441
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409701
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1128.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10158
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00549.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019087
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28097
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00474.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410031
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
enterprise linux
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 13th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.