VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-42364
A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- busybox/busybox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15868Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15868Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00012.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.