radvd: privilege escalation flaw in process_ra()
Published Feb 17, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.00%
Description
Buffer overflow in the process_ra function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative value in a label_len value.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.8.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
radvd
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
radvd
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
radvd
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | radvd | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | radvd | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | radvd | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of radvd package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.00% (0.03995) | 90.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03962) | 89.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.85% (0.02849) | 77.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01626) | 80.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.87% (0.05870) | 93.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.87% (0.05870) | 92.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.litech.org/radvd/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/06/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1257-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3601 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743748 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3601
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3601
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.litech.org/radvd/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/06/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1257-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3601 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743748 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3601 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3601 |
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