CVE-2008-4552

The good_client function in nfs-utils 1.0.9, and possibly other versions before 1.1.3, invokes the hosts_ctl function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Published: 2008-10-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4552 is rated Moderate Risk (59.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4552

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.35% 2.30% +0.94%
2 2025-03-30 2.52% 1.35% -1.17%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.52% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4552

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4552

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4552

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-4552 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nfs-utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4552
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4552: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-06), 1 atom(s) (net-fs/nfs-utils); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4552
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4552
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-4552 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nfs-utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4552

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2008-4552

  • Red Hat (2009-09-02T00:00:00)

    This issue affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and was addressed by https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4552

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nfs nfs-utils <= 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.7:pre-1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.7:pre-2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.8:rc-1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.8:rc-2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.8:rc-3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.8:rc-4:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.1.0:rc-1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4552

URL Tags
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32346 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32481 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33006 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36538
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38833 Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0307
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:060
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1321.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497935/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31823 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-687-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458676
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45895
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11544
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8325
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