CVE-2011-0465

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.44% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory lwn.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-April/001636.html mailing list patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0433.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0966 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/44040 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2213 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44082 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680196 patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025317 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47189 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057928.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44123 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0880 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0906 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/44012 third party advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xrdb/commit/?id=1027d5df07398c1507fb1fe3a9981aa6b4bc3a56 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44010 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66585 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1107-1 vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.465748 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0889 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0929 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/44122 third party advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-April/001635.html mailing list patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:076 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0432.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0975 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/44193 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://lwn.net/Articles/437150/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0465?
CVE-2011-0465 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0465?
To fix CVE-2011-0465, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0465 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0465 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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