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CVE-2011-2716

Published: Jul 3, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 23.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.20.0 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) HOST_NAME, (2) DOMAIN_NAME, (3) NIS_DOMAIN, and (4) TFTP_SERVER_NAME host name options.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:AAccess Vector
Adjacent Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Moxa Inc.
commercial·TWaka moxa
MOXA EDR-810
ICS / OT / IoT
t-mobile
commercial·USaka tmobile
tm-ac1900Embedded
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
busybox
oss-projectaka busybox utilities
busyboxEmbedded
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840
downloads.avaya.com
http://www.busybox.net/news.html
busybox.net
http://secunia.com/advisories/45363
secunia.com
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