CVE-2011-2716 describes a command injection vulnerability in the DHCP client (udhcpc) component of BusyBox versions prior to 1.20.0, affecting various BusyBox-based products. Remote DHCP servers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into specific hostname-related options, leading to arbitrary command execution on the affected device. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network-adjacent attack vector and high complexity, but if successful, it allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0.4.376_3169CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:t-mobile:tm-ac1900:3.0.0.4.376_3169:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.19.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.60.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:0.60.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.0.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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