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high 7.5

CVE-2008-4552 json

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order…

published 2008-10-14 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4533

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Patch / fix

  • nfs-utils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.1.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4552

  • nfs-utils RHEL 5 1:1.0.9-42.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1321

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-4552 updated cvss 5.0

nfs-utils: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers, causing hostname-based rules to be ignored

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) nfs-utils 1.0.9-42.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) nfs-utils 1.0.9-42.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1321

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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