CVE-2013-1923
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI...
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
3.2
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
- Record
CVE-2013-1923- CVSS 2.0
- 3.2 Low
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
- Record
CVE-2013-1923- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1917 No score
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1917- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr88-75g2-cjj4 No score
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI...
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
- Record
GHSA-xr88-75g2-cjj4- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
- Record
CVE-2013-1923- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1923 No score
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1923- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0178 No score
Updated nfs-utils packages fix security vulnerability
It was reported that rpc.gssd in nfs-utils is vulnerable to DNS spoofing due to it depending on PTR resolution for GSSAPI authentication. Because of this, if a user where able to poison DNS to a victim's computer, they would be able to trick rpc.gssd into talking to another server (perhaps with less security) than the intended server (with stricter security). If the victim has write access to the second (less secure) server, and the attacker has read access (when they normally might not on the secure server), the victim could write files to that server, which the attacker could obtain (when normally they would not be able to). To the victim this is transparent because the victim's computer asks the KDC for a ticket to the second server due to reverse DNS resolution; in this case Krb5 authentication does not fail because the victim is talking to the "correct" server (CVE-2013-1923).
- Record
MGASA-2013-0178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-1923 No score
rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1923- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1923 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.2) in Linux-nfs Nfs-utils, published June 19, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in nfs-utils 1:1.2.8-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/58854
marc.info?l=linux-nfs&m=136500502805121&w=2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=948072
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00172.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00142.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00146.html
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85331
marc.info?l=linux-nfs&m=136491998607561&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1923
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xr88-75g2-cjj4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1923
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0178.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10528
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1923
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/04
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1923