CVE-2011-0996
N/A
Published: April 13, 2011 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDhcpcd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 5.2.10
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/2011/0326.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/changeset/c317b39786ac6c3a939dc711db7c78cf099859fdThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/44070Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-04.xmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66641Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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