CVE-2016-2148

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: February 09, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving OPTION_6RD parsing.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://busybox.net/news.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=352f79acbd759c14399e39baef21fc4ffe180ac2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://busybox.net/news.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=352f79acbd759c14399e39baef21fc4ffe180ac2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
28.4%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

busybox canonical debian

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