CVE-2016-2148

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2016-2148 · Published 09/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
busybox busybox	`≤ 1.24.2`	No fix yet

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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html · Exploit
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16 · Mailing List
busybox.net/news.html · Vendor Advisory
git.busybox.net/busybox/commit · Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html · Mailing List
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html · Mailing List
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 · Exploit
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 · Exploit
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04 · Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1 · Third Party Advisory

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