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CVE-2011-1930: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1930
Published 14-11-2019Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1930 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 20.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
20.53%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

20.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 20.53% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
20.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    klibc 1.5.2 - DHCP Options Processing Remote Shell Command Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Klibc1 product
Klibc_project1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

5 links