CVE-2012-2248 An issue was discovered in dhclient 4.3.1-6 due to an embedded path variable.

HighCVSS 8.1 EPSS 2.4%

Published: 2019-11-27 19:40
Updated: 2026-10-23 21:04
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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Description

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

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
debian/isc-dhcp(Debian:12)	< 4.2.4-3	4.2.4-3
debian/isc-dhcp(Debian:13)	< 4.2.4-3	4.2.4-3
isc-dhcp	= 4.3.1-6	No fix listed
dhclient project dhclient	= 4.3.1-6	No fix listed
debian linux	= 8.0	No fix listed
debian linux	= 9.0	No fix listed
debian linux	= 10.0	No fix listed

References

Debian Security Tracker CVE-2012-2248 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
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www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
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www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
bugs.debian.org issue-tracking

CVSS v3.1

8.1 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (3)

v3.1 8.1 · nvd@nist.gov
v3.1 8.1 · osv:debian
v2.0 9.3 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 2.38% (percentile 84.2)
CWE: CWE-20

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.