What is CVE-2012-2248?

CVE-2012-2248 is a high vulnerability published on November 27, 2019. An issue was discovered in dhclient 4.3.1-6 due to an embedded path variable.

When was CVE-2012-2248 disclosed?

CVE-2012-2248 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 27, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-2248 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2248 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 85.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-2248?

CVE-2012-2248 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-2248?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-2248, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2012-2248

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—

8.1

An issue was discovered in dhclient 4.3.1-6 due to an embedded path variable.

CVSS v3: 8.1
EG Score: 8.1(medium)
EPSS: 85.5%
KEV: Not listed

References (26)

security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/15/1
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/13
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/14
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/1
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/15
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/16
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/17
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/18
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/19
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/2
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/3
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/1
security@debianhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2248
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/15/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/13

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