CVE-2007-4135

The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the server but not on the client.

🔗 References (18)

• secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/45825
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/26674
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27043
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:240
• secalert@redhathttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0951.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26767
• secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36396
• secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9864
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/45825
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27043
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:240
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0951.html