Buffer overflow in Busybox

CVE-2022-48174

There is a stack overflow vulnerability in ash.c:6030 in busybox before 1.35. In the environment of Internet of Vehicles, this vulnerability can be executed from command to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.031 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48174?
CVE-2022-48174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Busybox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-48174?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48174 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.