CVE-2012-2321 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on systems using ConnMan by sending malicious DHCP replies containing shell metacharacters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2012-2321?

CVE-2012-2321 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The loopback plug-in in ConnMan before 0.85 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host name or (2) domain name in a DHCP reply.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2321?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Connman Connman.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2321?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2012-2321 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2321, GHSA-frmw-wwv7-8q6q.

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