Improper Input Validation Affecting busybox-petitboot package, versions <1:1.15.1-15.el6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-BUSYBOXPETITBOOT-1442411
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Mar 2011

Introduced: 18 Mar 2011

CVE-2011-2716  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 busybox-petitboot 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-petitboot package and not the busybox-petitboot 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.

CVSS Scores

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