CVE-2026-29004
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
BusyBox before commit 42202bf contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the DHCPv6 client (udhcpc6) DNS_SERVERS option handler in networking/udhcp/d6_dhcpc.c that allows network-adjacent attackers to trigger memory corruption by sending a crafted DHCPv6 response with a malformed D6_OPT_DNS_SERVERS option. Attackers can exploit incorrect heap buffer allocation calculations in the option_to_env() function to cause denial of service or achieve arbitrary code execution on embedded systems without heap hardening.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–8.8
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affected products (14)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1356BusyBox: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung oder DoSDeutsch2026-05-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus einem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann eine Schwachstelle in BusyBox ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
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references (15)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29004cnnvd
- https://busybox.net/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vda-linux/busybox_mirror/commit/42202bfb1e6ac51fa995beda8be4d7b654aeee2aenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vda-linux/busybox_mirror/commit/d368f3f7836d1c2484c8f839316e5c93e76d4409enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/busybox-dhcpv6-client-heap-buffer-overflow-via-dns-serversenisa_euvd
- https://y637f9qq2x.com/posts/busybox-dhcpv6-heap-overflow/enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30652nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-29004nvd
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