CVE catalog
CVE-2011-2716
busybox: CVE-2011-2716
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.80% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | busybox | sid | 1:1.38.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | busybox | forky | 1:1.38.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | busybox | trixie | 1:1.37.0-6 | fixed |
| Debian | busybox | bookworm | 1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | busybox | source | sid | 1:1.20.0-3 | unimportant | Not reported | [635548] |
| Debian | busybox | source | forky | 1:1.20.0-3 | unimportant | Not reported | [635548] |
| Debian | busybox | source | trixie | 1:1.20.0-3 | unimportant | Not reported | [635548] |
| Debian | busybox | source | bookworm | 1:1.20.0-3 | unimportant | Not reported | [635548] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [busybox]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
- [busybox-static]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
- [busybox-syslogd]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
- [udhcpc]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
- [udhcpd]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · bookworm; dsa · busybox · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [busybox]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.37.0-6+b8· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
1:1.37.0-6+b8· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
- [busybox-static]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.37.0-6+b8· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
1:1.37.0-6+b8· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
- [busybox-syslogd]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.37.0-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
1:1.37.0-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
- [udhcpc]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.37.0-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
1:1.37.0-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
- [udhcpd]Fixed
Source package: [busybox]
Details (2)
1:1.37.0-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
1:1.37.0-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.20.0-3dsa · busybox · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2716]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-2716]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2716]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2011/cve-2011-2716.json]
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