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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…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.8%
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- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.busybox.net/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45363 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0810 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 48879 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:129 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20190612 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20190613 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20200827 SEC Consult SA-20200827-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ZTE mobile Hotspot MS910S (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .