High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-2147
CVE-2016-2147
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
14- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/16nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- busybox.net/news.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-04nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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