CVE-2007-6285
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 20, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 10, 2007
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- FEDORA-2007-4707vendor-advisory
- 40442vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2007-4709vendor-advisory
- 28168third-party-advisory
- 28456third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2007:1177vendor-advisory
- autofs-hostsmap-weak-securtiy(39188)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11457vdb-entrysignature
- RHSA-2007:1176vendor-advisory
- 1019137vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218
- 26970vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:009vendor-advisory
- 28156third-party-advisory
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