Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2019· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2717
CVE-2011-2717
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: through 2011-07-25
Patches
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References
4- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2717nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- vigilance.fr/vulnerability/dhcp6c-shell-command-injection-10869nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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