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
- Busybox
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
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.