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dhclient in ISC DHCP 3.0.x through 4.2.x before 4.2.1-P1,...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 8, 2011
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

96.790%
(100th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2011-0997

GHSA ID

GHSA-hhcj-97jg-v79c

Source code

No known source code

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