Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade busybox | Oct 1, 2024 | Feb 9, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade busybox | Feb 20, 2019 | Feb 9, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-apps/busybox. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 9, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 10, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade busyboxUpgrade busybox-static | Jan 21, 2022 | Feb 9, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade udhcpcUpgrade udhcpdUpgrade busybox-staticUpgrade busybox-initramfsUpgrade busybox | Apr 10, 2019 | Feb 9, 2017 |
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