CRITICAL
busybox: heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing
Published Feb 9, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 27.11%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
busybox
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
busybox
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | busybox | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | busybox | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
27.11% 0.27111
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.27111
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 27.11% (0.27111) | 97.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 27.11% (0.27111) | 97.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 28.43% (0.28429) | 97.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.64% (0.14645) | 96.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 16.07% (0.16070) | 94.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 10.74% (0.10740) | 93.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 15.17% (0.15175) | 94.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 18.88% (0.18882) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 12, 2025 | 15.84% (0.15842) | 94.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 14.32% (0.14322) | 94.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 16.92% (0.16922) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.79% (0.25793) | 95.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 50.56% (0.50563) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.79% (0.25793) | 95.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 3.75% (0.03751) | 91.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.92% (0.01921) | 89.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01921) | 86.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01895) | 86.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02040) | 87.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (18)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2148 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316556 Issue Tracking
- https://busybox.net/news.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=352f79acbd759c14399e39baef21fc4ffe180ac2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2148
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2148
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 9, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 29, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2148
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a