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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11358
Category:Remote file access
Title:The remote portmapper forwards NFS requests
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote RPC portmapper forwards NFS requests made to it.

An attacker may use this flaw to make NFS mount requests which will appear
to come from localhost and therefore override the ACLs set up for NFS.

Solution : Upgrade your portmapper to a newer version
Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0168
XForce ISS Database: nfs-portmap
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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