CVE-2007-5964

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-16 Configuration Errors
Publication date:
13/12/2007
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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