CVE-2011-2717

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The DHCPv6 client (dhcp6c) as used in the dhcpv6 project through 2011-07-25 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-74

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 27, 2019
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-2717: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix