CVE-2011-2716

N/A Unknown

Published: July 03, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0810.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/45363

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.busybox.net/news.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:129

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48879

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840