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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54096
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2003:031 (nfs-utils)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory SUSE-SA:2003:031.

The nfs-utils package contains various programs to offer and manage
certain RPC services such as the rpc.mountd.
iSEC Security Research has reported an off-by-one bug in the xlog()
function used by the rpc.mountd. It is possible for remote attackers
to use this off-by-one overflow to execute arbitrary code as root.

Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2003:031

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
10.0

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 8179
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0252
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8179
Bugtraq: 20030714 Linux nfs-utils xlog() off-by-one bug (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030715 [slackware-security] nfs-utils packages replaced (SSA:2003-195-01b) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830921519513&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030716 Immunix Secured OS 7+ nfs-utils update -- bugtraq (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839032403325&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#258564
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258564
Debian Security Information: DSA-349 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-349
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:076
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A443
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-206.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-207.html
SCO Security Bulletin: CSSA-2003-037.0
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007187
http://secunia.com/advisories/9259
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1001262.1-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:031 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_031_nfs_utils.html
TurboLinux Advisory: TLSA-2003-44
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-44.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.html
XForce ISS Database: nfs-utils-offbyone-bo(12600)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12600
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