Description
dhclient in ISC DHCP 3.0.x through 4.2.x before 4.2.1-P1, 3.1-ESV before 3.1-ESV-R1, and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message, as demonstrated by a hostname that is provided to dhclient-script.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2216-1 | isc-dhcp security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2217-1 | dhcp3 security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1108-1 | DHCP vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1108-2 | DHCP vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.265Z
Reserved: 2011-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-0997
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-04-08T15:17:27.387
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-0997
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN