Description
nfsd in FreeBSD 6.0 kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted NFS mount request, as demonstrated by the ProtoVer NFS test suite.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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FreeBSD Remote NFS RPC Request Denial of Service
auxiliary/dos/freebsd/nfsd/nfsd_mount
Exploit-DB 1
- FreeBSD 6.0 - 'nfsd' Remote Kernel Panic (Denial of Service) EDB-1540 · dos · Feb 28, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 23511 vdb-entry
- 16838 vdb-entry
- [Dailydave] 20060226 fun with FreeBSD kernel mailing-list
- 19017 third-party-advisory
- freebsd-nfsd-kernel-dos(24918) vdb-entry
- 521 third-party-advisory