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CVE-2018-11053

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.45%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2018-11053
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.45%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module for all supported Linux and XenServer versions v3.0.1, v3.0.2, v3.1.0, v3.2.0, when started, changes the default file permission of the hosts file of the host operating system (/etc/hosts) to world writable. A malicious low privileged operating system user or process could modify the host file and potentially redirect traffic from the intended destination to sites hosting malicious or unwanted content.