CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-42364

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in BusyBox v1.36.1 in the evaluate function in awk.c. An attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted awk pattern.

Risk Assessment

A local or remote attacker can crash the BusyBox process, causing service unavailability.

Recommendation

Update BusyBox to a patched version and avoid running untrusted awk scripts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS