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Nfs-utils 'rusersd' User Enumeration Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
RPC
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Wont Fix
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is running RPC rusersd service and is prone to user name enumeration vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in remote rusers server which allows to extract the list of users currently logged in the remote host.
Affected Software
Affected Software
nfs-utils rpc version 1.2.3 prior.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.