CVE-2007-6285
The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not…
- 6.2MediumCVSS base score
- 0.36%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 71% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 10 days later
· 10 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 71% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
14
- FEDORA-2007-4707 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 40442 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-4709 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28168 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28456 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:1177 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- autofs-hostsmap-weak-securtiy(39188) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11457 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:1176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1019137 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 26970 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 28156 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-6253 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2007-6285)Record last updated .