CVE-2007-6285

CVE Details

Release Date:

2007-12-20

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.

See more information about CVE-2007-6285 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.2	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (autofs5)	ELSA-2007-1177	2007-12-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (autofs)	ELSA-2007-1176	2007-12-20

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