CVE-2018-1111
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 97.86% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-78
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise virtualization · redhat/enterprise virtualization host · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 97.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104195Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1453Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1454Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1455Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1456Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1457Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1458Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1459Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1460Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1461Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1524Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3442151Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1111Issue 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104195Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1453Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1454Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1455Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1456Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1457Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1458Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1459Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.