OS Command Injection in BusyBox - CVE-2022-28391
Published: July 7, 2022 / Updated: May 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65004
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28391
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: busybox.net
Affected software:
BusyBox
BusyBox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of DNS PTR records output within the netstat utility if executed on VT compatible terminal. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run the netstat command after initiating a connection to the system and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with privileges of the user running the netstat command.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28391
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.