The loopback plug-in in ConnMan before 0.85 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host…

published 2012-05-18 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2314

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.6%; EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 0; none known

The loopback plug-in in ConnMan before 0.85 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host name or (2) domain name in a DHCP reply.

Patch / fix

distros 1

connman Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2321

Exploit prediction

5.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-201205-02.xml
vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/49033
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/53408
vdb-entry
git.kernel.org /?p=network/connman/connman.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26ace5c59f790bce0f1988b88874c6f2c480fd5a
osvdb.org /81705
vdb-entry
git.kernel.org /?p=network/connman/connman.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5f540db7354b76bcabd0a05d8eb8ba2bff4e911
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/6
mailing-list
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/2
mailing-list
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/10
mailing-list
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/75466
vdb-entry
bugzilla.novell.com /show_bug.cgi?id=715172
secunia.com /advisories/49186
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-2321
NVD CVE-2012-2321

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Summary