CVE-2011-1930

NameCVE-2011-1930
DescriptionIn 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
klibc (PTS)buster2.0.6-1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye2.0.8-6.1fixed
bookworm2.0.12-1fixed
sid, trixie2.0.13-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
klibcsourcelenny1.5.12-2lenny1
klibcsourcesqueeze1.5.20-1+squeeze1
klibcsource(unstable)1.5.22-1low

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