CVE-2009-3517

N/A Unknown

Published: October 01, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

nfs.ext in IBM AIX 5.3.x through 5.3.9 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 does not properly use the nfs_portmon setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for NFSv4 shares via unspecified vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nfs4_advisory.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ49024

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ49096

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ49278

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50399

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50444

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50496

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36544

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2788

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6366

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nfs4_advisory.asc