CVE-2000-0585

Description

ISC DHCP client program dhclient allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.54% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory NetBSD.ORG Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000628	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-008.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0014.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0247.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4772	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:34.dhclient.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_56.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1388	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0585?: CVE-2000-0585 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0585?: To fix CVE-2000-0585, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0585 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0585 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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