CVE-2011-2716
The DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.20.0 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) HOST_NAME, (2) DOMAIN_NAME, (3) NIS_DOMAIN, and (4)
02 Description
The DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.20.0 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) HOST_NAME, (2) DOMAIN_NAME, (3) NIS_DOMAIN, and (4)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-07-03 16:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-07-11
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4ee19b5f7ac66ccaa4ba3643a933ff9a6db573d8bed0583b32a538bb5a9f2352
05 Affected products
06 References
- downloads.avaya.comhttp://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840
- www.busybox.nethttp://www.busybox.net/news.html
- secunia.com45363http://secunia.com/advisories/45363
- support.t-mobile.comhttps://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
- bugs.busybox.nethttps://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0810http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0810.html
- www.securityfocus.com48879http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48879
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2012:129http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:129
- seclists.org20190612 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Serieshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- seclists.org20190613 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Serieshttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- seclists.org20200827 SEC Consult SA-20200827-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ZTE mobile Hotspot MS910Shttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.20.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.20.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.20.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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