Redhat : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In December 2007
The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
Max CVSS
6.2
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2007-12-20
Updated
2017-09-29
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to perform unauthorized named commands, such as causing a denial of service by stopping named.
Max CVSS
4.9
EPSS Score
0.07%
Published
2007-12-18
Updated
2022-02-25
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.24-rc3, and possibly other versions, does not change the UID of a core dump file if it exists before a root process creates a core dump in the same location, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
Max CVSS
2.1
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2007-12-04
Updated
2020-08-12
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.
Max CVSS
6.9
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2007-12-13
Updated
2017-09-29
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
Max CVSS
4.3
EPSS Score
1.45%
Published
2007-12-03
Updated
2017-10-11
5 vulnerabilities found