VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2007-6285
CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-12-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.