CVE-2011-3211

Description

The server in Bcfg2 1.1.2 and earlier, and 1.2 prerelease, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in data received from a client.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.38% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/solj/bcfg2/commit/f4a35efec1b6a1e54d61cf1b8bfc83dd1d89eef7 patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736279 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49414 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/46042 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2302 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066070.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45926 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=640028 patch
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.bcfg2.devel/4318 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/45807 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/06/1 mailing list patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066071.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/solj/bcfg2/commit/46795ae451ca6ede55a0edeb726978aef4684b53 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/01/1 mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3211?
CVE-2011-3211 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3211?
To fix CVE-2011-3211, 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-2011-3211 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3211 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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