CVE-2016-2147
published 2017-02-09CVE-2016-2147: Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed…
PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
8.05%
94.2th percentile
Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| busybox | busybox | <= 1.24.2 | — |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-1 | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-1 | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-1 | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-1 | 1:1.27.2-1 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 | 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4 | 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2 | 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | busybox | < busybox 1:1.27.2-1 (bookworm) | busybox 1:1.27.2-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-3wxp-8cgp-vmq4: Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2016-2147 [HIGH] CWE-190 GHSA-3wxp-8cgp-vmq4: Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1
Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.
OSV
busybox vulnerabilities
osv·2019-04-03·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2011-5325 [HIGH] busybox vulnerabilities
busybox vulnerabilities
Tyler Hicks discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled symlinks inside tar
archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted tar archive, a remote attacker could overwrite arbitrary
files outside of the current directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-5325)
Mathias Krause discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled kernel module
loading restrictions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass intended restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2014-9645)
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain ZIP archives. If
a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted
ZIP archive, a remote attacker could cause Bu
OSV
CVE-2016-2147: Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1
osv·2017-02-09·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-2147 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2147: Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1
Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.
Ubuntu
BusyBox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-04-03·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2011-5325 [HIGH] BusyBox vulnerabilities
Title: BusyBox vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in BusyBox.
Tyler Hicks discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled symlinks inside tar
archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted tar archive, a remote attacker could overwrite arbitrary
files outside of the current directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-5325)
Mathias Krause discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled kernel module
loading restrictions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass intended restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2014-9645)
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain ZIP archives. If
a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
Red Hat
busybox: out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc
vendor_redhat·2016-03-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-2147 [HIGH] CWE-190 busybox: out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc
busybox: out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc
Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.
Package: busybox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: busybox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-2147: busybox - Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows rem...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-2147 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2147: busybox - Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows rem...
Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2147 CVE-2016-2148 busybox: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-03-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-2147 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2147 CVE-2016-2148 busybox: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-2147 CVE-2016-2148 busybox: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2147 busybox: out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc
bugzilla·2016-03-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-2147 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2147 busybox: out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc
CVE-2016-2147 busybox: out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc
An out of bound write was discovered in udhcpc when parsing the Domain Search option. An attacker could send a maliciously crafted packet answering a DHCP request triggering a denial of service on the client.
Discussion:
Acknowledgments:
Name: Nico Golde (Qualcomm Product Security Initiative)
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Created busybox tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1316558]
---
Upstream fix :
- udhcp: fix a SEGV on malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=d474ffc
and a minor regression :
- udhcpc: fix a warning in debug code
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=1b7c17
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2017-02-09
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