CVE-2011-1930
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 29.0%
Description
In klibc 1.5.20 and 1.5.21, the DHCP options written by ipconfig to /tmp/net-$DEVICE.conf are not properly escaped. This may allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted DHCP reply which could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of any process which sources DHCP options.
How to fix CVE-2011-1930
To remediate CVE-2011-1930, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/klibc—upgrade to 1.5.22-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-1930 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 29.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.5.22-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |