CVE-2022-28391
Published: 3 April 2022
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | I understand the "fix" introduces memory leaks. This may or may not matter. |
| ccdm94 | no upstream patch available in 2024-02-08. |
| mdeslaur | Terminals on Ubuntu shouldn't allow executing arbitrary code because of escape sequences. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
busybox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Deferred
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| focal |
Deferred
|
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| impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| jammy |
Deferred
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was deferred)
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was deferred [2024-02-08])
|
|
| mantic |
Deferred
|
|
| trusty |
Deferred
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Deferred
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13661
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/main/busybox/0001-libbb-sockaddr2str-ensure-only-printable-characters-.patch
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/main/busybox/0002-nslookup-sanitize-all-printed-strings-with-printable.patch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28391
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian