CVE-2007-5964 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local users can gain privileges via setuid programs on remote NFS servers due to missing nosuid option in default autofs configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5964?
CVE-2007-5964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 13 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5964?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (12)
autofs5 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs5-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs5 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs5-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs5 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs5-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs5 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs5-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 |
autofs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.1 |
autofs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.1 |
autofs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.1 |
autofs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.1 |
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5964?
Change a configuration setting.
Is CVE-2007-5964 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5964 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5964, GHSA-fvq8-m245-r4cr, RHSA-2007:1128, RHSA-2007:1129.