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CVE-2018-1111 Detail

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.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score matches with CNA score
CNA:  Red Hat, Inc.
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104195 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040912 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1453 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1454 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1455 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1456 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1457 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1458 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1459 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1460 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1461 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1524 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3442151 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1111 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDCLLCHYFFXW354HMB5QBXOQOY5BH2EJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IDJA4QRR74TMXW34Q3DYYFPVBYRTJBI7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMTTB54QNTPD2SK6UL32EVQHMZP6BUUD/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44652/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44890/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-10

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') Provider acceptance level Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-1111
NVD Published Date:
05/17/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.