CVE-2007-5964
The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-16
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (42th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5934)
- Published
- December 13, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5934 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- redhat / enterprise linux
Certified products that may be affected
7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1387 - historical
See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://osvdb.org/40441
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28052(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28097(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28456(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019087
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1128.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1129.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26841
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409701
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410031(Exploit)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10158
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00474.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00549.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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