CVE-2011-3603 Privilege escalation in n/a
A flaw in radvd allows the daemon to run as root due to improper error handling, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-3603?
CVE-2011-3603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 does not properly handle errors in the privsep_init function, which causes the radvd daemon to run as root and has an unspecified impact.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3603?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Litech Router Advertisement Daemon.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3603?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-3603 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3603 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m4v-m59g-55c2.