CVE-2022-28391
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2022 at 08:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBusyBox
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/main/busybox/0001-libbb-sockaddr2str-ensure-only-printable-characters-.patchx_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/main/busybox/0002-nslookup-sanitize-all-printed-strings-with-printable.patchx_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13661SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-88
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