CWE Code: 78
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.9
CWE Name:  Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Summary: dhcp packages in red hat enterprise linux 6 and 7, fedora 28, and earlier are vulnerable to a command injection flaw in the networkmanager integration script included in the dhcp client. a malicious dhcp server, or an attacker on the local network able to spoof dhcp responses, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on systems using networkmanager and configured to obtain network configuration using the dhcp protocol.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-05-17
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03