Overview
- 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.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 1.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-16
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[ { "nodes": [ { "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "6172AF57-B26D-45F8-BE3A-F75ABDF28F49" }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "1D8B549B-E57B-4DFE-8A13-CAB06B5356B3" } ], "operator": "OR" } ] } ]