Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-0996 (CCN-66641)

Assigned:2011-04-06
Published:2011-04-06
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary:dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-0996

Source: CCN
Type: dhcpcd-discuss Mailing List, Wed 06 Apr 2011 - 10:01:37 BST
dhcpcd does not strip or escape shell meta characters

Source: CCN
Type: Roy Marples
dhcpcd does not strip or escape shell meta characters

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[dhcpcd-discuss] 20110406 [CVE-2011-996] dhcpcd does not strip or escape shell meta characters

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/changeset/c317b39786ac6c3a939dc711db7c78cf099859fd

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline

Source: CCN
Type: SA44070
dhcpcd Response Processing Input Sanitation Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
44070

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201301-04

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 74997
dhcpcd DHCP Server hostname Response Parsing Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
47272

Source: CCN
Type: BID-47272
dhcpcd 'hostname' Remote Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Novell Bugzilla ID 675052
dhcp-client / dhcpcd: remote/local root hole via rogue hostname

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675052

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dhcpcd-response-command-execution(66641)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dhcpcd-response-command-execution(66641)

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2011:007
SUSE Security Summary Report

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2011:008
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:roy_marples:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.2.10)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20110996
    V
    CVE-2011-0996
    2022-05-20
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20110996000
    V
    CVE-2011-0996 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - high.
    2011-04-13
    BACK
    roy_marples dhcpcd *