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CVE-2008-4552

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4552 describes a vulnerability in the good_client function of nfs-utils versions prior to 1.1.3, where incorrect argument ordering in the hosts_ctl function causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions on affected NFS servers. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0230 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: nfs-utils-1:1.0.9-42.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-4552Low

nfs-utils: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers, causing hostname-based rules to be ignored

Aug 5, 2008

References

lists.vmware.com / pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32346
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32481
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33006
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36538
secunia.com / advisories/38794
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/38833
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45895
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/31823
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-687-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0528
Vendor Advisory