CVE-2011-3211

Summary

CVECVE-2011-3211
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-09-16 12:35:13 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.3.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.4 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.5 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.10 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.3 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.4 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.5 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.6 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.7 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.8 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.6.9 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.7.0 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.7.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.7.2 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.7.3 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.7.4 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.0 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.2 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.3 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.4 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.5 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.6.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.7 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.7.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.8.7.2 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.0 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.1d All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.2 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.3 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.4 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.5 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.5.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.5.2 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.5.3 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.5.5 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.5.7 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 0.9.6 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.0 pre1 All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.0 pre2 All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.0 pre4 All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.0.0 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.0.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.1.0 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.1.1 All All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 1.2 prerelease All All
Application Bcfg2 Bcfg2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Backported unescaped shell command fixes from master branch · solj/bcfg2@46795ae · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE request for bcfg2 (remote root) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Bug 736279 – CVE-2011-3211 bcfg2 (bcfg2-server): Privilege escalation due to improper escaping of shell command data sent from client, when SSHbase plug-in enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: bcfg2-1.1.2-2.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian update for bcfg2 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
bcfg2 Command Injection Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE request for bcfg2 (remote root) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2302-1 bcfg2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
fixed security bugs with unescaped input to the shell · solj/bcfg2@f4a35ef · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
#640028 - Unescaped shell command vulnerabilities - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch
Bcfg2 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: bcfg2-1.1.2-2.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
article.gmane.org | 522: Connection timed out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 article.gmane.org Patch
Security Advisory SA46042 - Fedora update for bcfg2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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