| Name | CVE-2011-0996 |
| Description | dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dhcpcd (PTS) | trixie | 1:10.0.6-1 | fixed |
| sid | 1:10.0.6-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dhcpcd | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- dhcpcd <not-affected> (old shell quoting code is not vulnerable)
Debian's dhcpcd.sh is not vulnerable.