VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-4135
The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the…
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the server but not on the client.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nfsv4/nfsidmap
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/45825
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26674Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27043Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:240
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0951.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26767
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36396
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9864
- http://osvdb.org/45825
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26674Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27043Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:240
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0951.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26767
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36396
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9864
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.