Description
The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the server but not on the client.
Published: 2007-09-05
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4119 The NFSv4 ID mapper (nfsidmap) before 0.17 does not properly handle return values from the getpwnam_r function when performing a username lookup, which can cause it to report a file as being owned by "root" instead of "nobody" if the file exists on the server but not on the client.
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Nfsv4 Nfsidmap
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:46:38.571Z

Reserved: 2007-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4135

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-09-05T01:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-4135

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-4135 - Bugzilla

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