CVE-2011-2500 (GCVE-0-2011-2500)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-02-15 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:00
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Summary
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.
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