CVE-2011-2716

busybox: udhcpc insufficient checking of DHCP options

Published Jul 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
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) TFTP_SERVER_NAME host name options.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2695 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) TFTP_SERVER_NAME host name options.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:08 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 3, 2012, 4:40 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 18, 2011, 12:00 AM