radvd: arbitrary file overwrite flaw in set_interface_var()
Published Apr 27, 2014
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.79%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in device-linux.c in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and remote attackers to overwrite certain files, via a .. (dot dot) in an interface name. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a symlink to overwrite arbitrary files.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.8.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
radvd
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
radvd
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
radvd
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | radvd | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | radvd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | radvd | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 85.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.77% (0.02771) | 84.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 63.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 74.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 72.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 67.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 63.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2323 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- 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_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3602 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743749 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/reubenhwk/radvd/commit/92e22ca23e52066da2258df8c76a2dca8a428bcc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3602
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3602
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2323 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| 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_UBUNTUVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3602 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743749 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/reubenhwk/radvd/commit/92e22ca23e52066da2258df8c76a2dca8a428bcc | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3602 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3602 |
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