Description
The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the request appear to come from the local host, possibly bypassing authentication that would otherwise have taken place. For example, NFS file systems could be mounted through the portmapper despite export restrictions.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-1999-0168 | The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the request appear to come from the local host, possibly bypassing authentication that would otherwise have taken place. For example, NFS file systems could be mounted through the portmapper despite export restrictions. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.737Z
Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-1999-0168
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Status : Modified
Published: 1992-06-04T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-1999-0168
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD