Vulnerability in Busybox
CVE-2022-28391
BusyBox through 1.35.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if netstat is used to print a DNS PTR record's value to a VT compatible terminal. Alternatively, the attacker could choose to change the terminal's colors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (89.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13661 (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/main/busybox/0001-libbb-sockaddr2str-ensure-on… (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/main/busybox/0002-nslookup-sanitize-all-printe… (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-28391?
- CVE-2022-28391 is a high-severity vulnerability in Busybox, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2022-28391?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-28391 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.