# CVE-2011-3211: The server in Bcfg2 1.1.2 and earlier, and 1.2 prerelease, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-09-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

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

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