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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Busybox
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi (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.