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Configuration

CVE-2007-5964

Medium
6.9/10

Summary

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.

  • MEDIUM
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-16 - Configuration

Weaknesses in this category are typically introduced during the configuration of the software.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published