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CVE-2011-0996
Published: Apr 13, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675052
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dhcpcd-response-command-execution(66641)
vdb-entry
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[dhcpcd-discuss] 20110406 [CVE-2011-996] dhcpcd does not strip or escape shell meta characters
mailing-list
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44070
third-party-advisory
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47272
vdb-entry
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GLSA-201301-04
vendor-advisory
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