CVE-2011-0997

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.

Score
CVSS 2.0 7.5 High
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2011-04-08
Last modified
2024-08-06
Weaknesses
CWE-20

Affected products

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