Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.8/10
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840
- 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
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45363Vendor Advisory
- http://www.busybox.net/news.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:129
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48879
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979Patch
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840
- 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
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45363Vendor Advisory
- http://www.busybox.net/news.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:129
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48879
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979Patch
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 3, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified