CVE-2005-3623

Description

nfs2acl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.14.4 does not check for MAY_SATTR privilege before setting access controls (ACL) on files on exported NFS filesystems, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs for readonly mounted NFS filesystems.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.97% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory suse.de Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788 broken link third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038 broken link third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11707 vdb entry signature broken link
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/12/23/171 mailing list patch
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html broken link patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16570 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3623?
CVE-2005-3623 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3623?
To fix CVE-2005-3623, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3623 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3623 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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