A flaw was found in BusyBox's udhcpc DHCP client. When processing raw DHCP packets, the client replaces the validated packet length with an attacker-controlled value from the IP header without re-validating the minimum size. This leads to an integer underflow when subtracting header sizes, causing a subsequent memory copy with a massively oversized length. An attacker on the same network segment can send a specially crafted packet to crash the DHCP client, resulting in denial of service and loss of network connectivity.
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History
13 Oct 2026, 17:17
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Information
Published : 2026-10-13 17:17
Updated : 2026-10-16 23:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-88833
Mitre link : CVE-2026-88833
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-88833
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-191
Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
