Improper Input Validation Affecting busybox package, versions <1:1.15.1-15.el6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL6-BUSYBOX-1443895
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 18 Mar 2011
Introduced: 18 Mar 2011
CVE-2011-2716 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 busybox to version 1:1.15.1-15.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0810.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48879
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
- http://www.busybox.net/news.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2716
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:129
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0810.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45363
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