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CVE-2011-3364

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-3364 describes an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function of the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager versions 0.9.1, 0.9.0, and 0.8.1. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by injecting a newline character into a new network connection's name, which is then improperly written to the ifcfg file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating a high severity with local access and medium attack complexity, leading to potential complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:ifcfg-rh_plug-in:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: NetworkManager-1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-3364Important

NetworkManager: Console user can escalate to root via newlines in ifcfg-rh connection name

Sep 26, 2011

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066828.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-1338.html
xorl.wordpress.com / 2011/10/09/cve-2011-3364-gnome-networkmanager-local-privilege-escalation
Exploit