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UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28391: busybox Ubuntu

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighPublished
Published 03-04-2022Last modified 04-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28391 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in busybox Ubuntu.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CVE-2022-28391

Timeline

  1. 03-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • busyboxAll versions (No fix recorded)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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