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CVE-2016-2148

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 27.11% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 27.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-2148
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
27.11%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving OPTION_6RD parsing.