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Rule:
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Sid:
2185
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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in the xlog function of certain Linux NFS Utils packages.
Specifically this event is generated when UDP is used as the attack medium.
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Impact:
Denial of Service (DoS), possible arbitrary code execution.
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Detailed Information:
The mountd Remote Procedure Call (RPC) implements the NFS mount protocol. A vulnerability exists in some versions of the Linux NFS Utilities package prior to 1.0.4 that can lead to the possible execution of arbitrary code or a DoS against the affected server.
A programming error in the xlog function may be exploited by an attacker by sending RPC requests to mountd that do not contain any newline characters. This causes a buffer to overflow thus presenting the attacker with the opportunity to execute code.
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Affected Systems:
Systems using Linux NFS Utils prior to version 1.0.4.
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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker may send a specially crafted RPC request that does not
contain any newline characters to the NFS server via TCP or UDP.
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Ease of Attack:
Moderate.
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False Positives:
None known.
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False Negatives:
None known.
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Corrective Action:
Limit remote access to RPC services.
Filter RPC ports at the firewall to ensure access is denied to RPC-enabled machines.
Disable unneeded RPC services.
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.
Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.
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Contributors:
Sourcefire Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>
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Additional References:
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