Information disclosure in nfs-utils - CVE-2013-1923

 

Information disclosure in nfs-utils - CVE-2013-1923

Published: January 21, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42120
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1923
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: nfs.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
nfs-utils

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-1923

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources