CVE-2022-28391

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2022-04-03

Last modified

2025-06-09

Weaknesses

CWE-88

Affected products

• Busybox (Busybox)

References

• 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://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13661