CVE-2007-6285
The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-16
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (28th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-6253)
- Published
- December 20, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6253 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
Certified products that may be affected
14 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0 with CPACF - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2798 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2742 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Libreswan Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2721 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2711 - historical
- 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
See all 14 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://osvdb.org/40442
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1176.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1177.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28156(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28168(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28456(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019137
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39188
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11457
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00732.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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