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CVE-2011-2717

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.

  • Published: Nov 27, 2019
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2011-2717
  • Severity: Critical
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Critical
  • Score: 9.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 10
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / dhcp6c - 2011-07-25.x
redhat / enterprise_linux 4.0 4.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux 5.0 5.0.x