CVE-2016-2148

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.84% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory busybox.net Vendor Advisory busybox.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=352f79acbd759c14399e39baef21fc4ffe180ac2 patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html third party advisory mailing list
https://busybox.net/news.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2148?
CVE-2016-2148 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2148?
To fix CVE-2016-2148, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2148 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2148 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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