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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-2716 · published 3 July 2012

CVE-2011-2716: T-mobile tm-ac1900 improper input validation vulnerability

T Mobile · Tm Ac1900

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 22.4% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentia
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0810.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
http://secunia.com/advisories/45363 Vendor Advisory
http://www.busybox.net/news.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:129
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48879
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979 Patch
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100158840
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentia
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0810.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
http://secunia.com/advisories/45363 Vendor Advisory
http://www.busybox.net/news.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:129
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48879
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3979 Patch
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-2716), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.