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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-0997

dhclient in ISC DHCP 3.0.x through 4.2.x before 4.2.1-P1, 3.1-ESV before 3.1-ESV-R1, and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message, as demonstrated…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 84.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

dhclient in ISC DHCP 3.0.x through 4.2.x before 4.2.1-P1, 3.1-ESV before 3.1-ESV-R1, and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message, as demonstrated by a hostname that is provided to dhclient-script.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
84.29% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
isc/dhcp · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.