CVE-2016-2148
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 16.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2148
To remediate CVE-2016-2148, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/busybox—upgrade to 1.24.2-r0 or later
- Debian/busybox—upgrade to 1:1.27.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2148 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 16.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.24.2-r0
- from 0, < 1:1.27.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |