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nfs-utils "getquotainfo()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA13440
Release Date: 2004-12-14
Last Update: 2005-03-07
Popularity: 6,782 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:nfs-utils 0.x
nfs-utils 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2004-0946


Description:
Arjan van de Ven has reported a vulnerability in nfs-utils, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the function "getquotainfo()" in "rquota_server.c" and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation may lead to execution of arbitrary code on 64-bit architectures.

Solution:
Secunia is currently not aware of an official updated version, which addresses the vulnerability.

However, updates have been issued by some Linux vendors.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Arjan van de Ven

Changelog:
2005-03-07: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-08.xml

Other References:
US-CERT VU#698302:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698302


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