CVE-2011-3603
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 does not properly handle errors in the privsep_init function, which causes the radvd daemon to run as root and has an unspecified impact.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.4
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- litech router advertisement daemon≤ 1.8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:litech:router_advertisement_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46270cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46626cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46884cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46930cnnvd
- http://www.litech.org/radvd/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.litech.org/radvd/CHANGEScnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/06/3cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3603cnnvd
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