CVE-2011-2717 Information

Description

The DHCPv6 client (dhcp6c) as used in the dhcpv6 project through 2011-07-25 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2717 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2717 https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/dhcp6c-shell-command-injection-10869 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/9

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8