VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-0465

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability5.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-04-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

xrdb.c in xrdb before 1.0.9 in X.Org X11R7.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a (1) DHCP or (2) XDMCP message.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references