#VU18673 Heap-based buffer overflow in BusyBox - CVE-2016-2148

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#VU18673 Heap-based buffer overflow in BusyBox - CVE-2016-2148

Published: June 4, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18673
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2148
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BusyBox
Software vendor:
busybox.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in udhcpc client when parsing DHCP packets with specially crafted OPTION_6RD option. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to malicious DHCP server, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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