dhcpcd shell characters vulnerability
Published:		03.08.2011
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		11827
Type:		remote
Level:		5/10
Description:		Shell characters vulnerability in the hostname.

Affected:		DHCPCD : dhcpcd 5.12
CVE:		CVE-2011-0996 (dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.)

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SLACKWARE, [slackware-security] dhcpcd (SSA:2011-210-02) (03.08.2011)

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