CVE-2011-4182
shell code injection via ESSID because of missing escaping of a variable
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 12, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSysconfigSysconfig
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Missing escaping of ESSID values in sysconfig of SUSE Linux Enterprise allows attackers controlling an access point to cause execute arbitrary code. Affected releases are sysconfig prior to 0.83.7-2.1.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.83.7
v < 0.83.7-2.1
Affected range stops below 0.83.7-2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
CVSS
7.3HIGHmicrofocus
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77CWE-20
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