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nfs-utils "getquotainfo()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA13440
Release Date: 2004-12-14
Last Update: 2005-03-07
Popularity: 7,710 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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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.

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