CVE-2012-2248

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

8.1 HighFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.38%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

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

Record: CVE-2012-2248
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2012-2248
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-2241 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2012-2241
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjmm-c66p-33gm 8.1

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

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

Record: GHSA-vjmm-c66p-33gm
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.1

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

Record: CVE-2012-2248
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2248 8.1

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2248
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`isc-dhcp` Debian:12	before 4.2.4-3	4.2.4-3
`isc-dhcp` Debian:13	before 4.2.4-3	4.2.4-3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-2248 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Dhclient Project Dhclient, published November 27, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in isc-dhcp 4.2.4-3.

References

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