Critical severity · published Feb 9, 2017
CVE-2016-2148
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
9.8
CVSS
27.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)27.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
Busybox · Busybox
through 1.24.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2148
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2148
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16
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