CVE-2008-4552

no score yetEPSS 2.3%

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 83% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2008-10-14
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

nfs:nfs-utils

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32346
http://secunia.com/advisories/32481
http://secunia.com/advisories/33006
http://secunia.com/advisories/36538

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