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CVE-2011-2717

The DHCPv6 client (dhcp6c) as used in the dhcpv6 project through 2011-07-25 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.

Published

2019-11-27T21:15:12.463

Last Modified

2024-11-21T01:28:49.403

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-74

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	linux	dhcp6c	≤ 2011-07-25	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2717 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2717 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/dhcp6c-shell-command-injection-10869 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2717 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2717 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/dhcp6c-shell-command-injection-10869 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)