7.5

CVE-2008-4552: nfs nfs-utils

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2009:1321DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4552
Published 14-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4552 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in nfs nfs-utils. EPSS estimates a 2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
  • nfs-utils< 1:1.0.9-42.el5
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo< 1:1.0.9-42.el5
Debian1 product
  • nfs-utils< 1:1.1.3-1
Nfs1 product
  • nfs-utils≤ 1.1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2.1 | 0.3.1 | 0.3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.7:pre-1 | 1.0.7:pre-2 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.8:rc-1 | 1.0.8:rc-2 | 1.0.8:rc-3 | 1.0.8:rc-4 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.10 | 1.0.11 | 1.0.12 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.0:rc-1 | 1.1.1

3 vendors · 4 products

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