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CVE-2011-4182

shell code injection via ESSID because of missing escaping of a variable

High7.3EPSS 1.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
microfocus

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-4182, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
microfocusCNA (assigner)3.0High7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High8.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise · sysconfig

    • affected unspecified – < 0.83.7-2.1

References (2)

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