VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-1893

The configtest function in the Red Hat dhcpd init script for DHCP 3.0.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file, related to the "dhcpd -t" command.

MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.60%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.60% probability · 49th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-59
Affected: redhat/enterprise linux · isc/dhcp
Source: secalert@redhat.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.