CVE-2011-0465
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (xorg-x11-server-utils) | RHSA-2011:0433 | 2011-04-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (xorg-x11-server-utils) | RHSA-2011:0433 | 2011-04-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (xorg-x11) | RHSA-2011:0432 | 2011-04-11 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Matthieu Herrb for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Sebastian Krahmer of the SuSE Security Team as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation