CVE-2011-2717

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.93%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-11-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2011-2717

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS

9.8

EPSS

3.93%

Original Filing — NVD 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.