Improper Input Validation Affecting busybox package, versions [,1.20.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BUSYBOX-2318785
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed3 Jul 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Jul 2012

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

How to fix?

Upgrade busybox to version 1.20.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. 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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