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FreeBSD nfsd Malformed NFS Mount Request Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Tries to crash remote FreeBSD host Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability. Description : The NFS server on the remote host appears to be one from FreeBSD that causes a kernel panic when it receives a malformed NFS mount request via TCP. An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage this flaw to crash the remote host. See also : http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-February/002982.html ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:10.nfs.asc Solution : Use a firewall to restrict access to the NFS server or upgrade / patch the affected system as described in the vendor advisory above. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:C/I:N/B:A) Networks Security ID: 16838 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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