Vulnerability Name:

CCN-3728

Published:1999-11-30
Updated:1999-11-30
Summary:Slackware is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the Network File System (NFS) server. By sending a long pathname on a NFS server mounted directory, a remote attacker can overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the server.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 30 1999 - 21:24:25 CST
[david@slackware.com: New Patches for Slackware 4.0 Available]

Source: CCN
Type: Slackware Web site
The Slackware Linux Project

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-slackware-nfs-bo(3728)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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