CVE-2012-2321
The loopback plug-in in ConnMan before 0.85 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host name or (2) domain name in a DHCP reply.
02 Description
The loopback plug-in in ConnMan before 0.85 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host name or (2) domain name in a DHCP reply.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-05-18 22:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-04-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fd941d2d3f0fb9b57164becf48372347a92434bff6e6ea6e7b6ad7d399285f7f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com53408http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53408
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=network/connman/connman.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26ace5c59f790bce0f1988b88874c6f2c480fd5a
- www.osvdb.org81705http://www.osvdb.org/81705
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=network/connman/connman.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5f540db7354b76bcabd0a05d8eb8ba2bff4e911
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120507 Re: connman heads up / CVE requestshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/6
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201205-02http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201205-02.xml
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120507 connman heads up / CVE requestshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120507 Re: connman heads up / CVE requestshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/10
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comconnman-hostname-command-exec(75466)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75466
- secunia.com49033http://secunia.com/advisories/49033
- bugzilla.novell.comhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715172
- secunia.com49186http://secunia.com/advisories/49186
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- connman Fixed in 1.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- connman Fixed in 1.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- connman Fixed in 1.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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