CVE-2011-1749 describes a vulnerability in the nfs-utils package, specifically affecting the mount.nfs tool, where the nfs_addmntent function fails to check resource limits before writing to /etc/mtab. This oversight allows local users to corrupt the /etc/mtab file by exploiting a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3, indicating low severity with local access and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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