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CVE-2012-2248

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Description

An issue was discovered in dhclient 4.3.1-6 due to an embedded path variable.

References

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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2248

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/19

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/18

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/17

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/16

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/15

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/14

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/13

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/15/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-11-27

Updated: 2020-08-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0515

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