CVE-2011-2500

EPSS 0.62%

Published: 2/15/2014Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2500

Description

The host_reliable_addrinfo function in support/export/hostname.c in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 does not properly use DNS to verify access to NFS exports, which allows remote attackers to mount filesystems by establishing crafted DNS A and PTR records.

Affected packages (1)

Debian/nfs-utilsfrom 0, < 1:1.2.4-1

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2500