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CVE-2016-2147

Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a ma…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.8%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

  • git.busybox.net /busybox/commit/?id=d474ffc68290e0a83651c4432eeabfa62cd51e87 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201612-04 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • busybox.net /news.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3935-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentia · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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