VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-0465
xrdb.c in xrdb before 1.0.9 in X.Org X11R7.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a (1) DHCP or (2) XDMCP message.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 5.78%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xrdb.c in xrdb before 1.0.9 in X.Org X11R7.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a (1) DHCP or (2) XDMCP message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.78% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- matthias hopf/xrdb · x/x11
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xrdb/commit/?id=1027d5df07398c1507fb1fe3a9981aa6b4bc3a56Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057928.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-April/001635.htmlPatch
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-April/001636.htmlPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44040Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44123
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44193
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.465748
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2213
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:076
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0432.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0433.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47189
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025317
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1107-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0880Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0889
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0906
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0929
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0966
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0975
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680196Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66585
- https://lwn.net/Articles/437150/
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xrdb/commit/?id=1027d5df07398c1507fb1fe3a9981aa6b4bc3a56Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.