CVE-2007-5964 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the default autofs 5 configuration on some Linux distributions, notably Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. By omitting the nosuid option for the /net filesystem map, local users can execute setuid programs from a remote NFS server, potentially gaining elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating a high severity with local access, medium attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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