CVE-2016-2148
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2148
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=352f79acbd759c14399e39baef21fc4ffe180ac2
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://busybox.net/news.html
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2148.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 18.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 18.10 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| busybox | busybox | {"endIncluding":"1.24.2"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2148.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16
- https://busybox.net/news.html
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=352f79acbd759c14399e39baef21fc4ffe180ac2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2148
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.