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CVE-2018-1111

Published: May 17, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
94.5%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

DHCP packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, Fedora 28, and earlier are vulnerable to a command injection flaw in the NetworkManager integration script included in the DHCP client. A malicious DHCP server, or an attacker on the local network able to spoof DHCP responses, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on systems using NetworkManager and configured to obtain network configuration using the DHCP protocol.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-77CWE-78

Affected Products

dhcpRed Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
dhcpFedora
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise virtualizationredhat
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
enterprise virtualization hostredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
fedoraoss-projectOperating Systemsaka fedora linux
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1111
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-10
tenable.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IDJA4QRR74TMXW34Q3DYYFPVBYRTJBI7/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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Timeline

Published
May 17, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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