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Medium
CVE-2011-0996
dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
Vulnerability Description
dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675052
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66641
- http://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/2011/0326.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44070
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/changeset/c317b39786ac6c3a939dc711db7c78cf099859fd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47272
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-04.xml
Affected Vendor
roy marples
View all reports →Affected Software
dhcpcd
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 13th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.