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Critical
CVE-2016-2148
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=352f79acbd759c14399e39baef21fc4ffe180ac2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- https://busybox.net/news.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
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Affected Vendor
busybox
View all reports →Affected Software
busybox, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 9th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.