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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15868	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15868	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00012.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Nov 2025, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00012.html -

Information

Published : 2023-11-27 23:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42364

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42364

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42364

JSON object : View

Products Affected

busybox

busybox

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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