CVE-2021-28831
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6335-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data.
El archivo decompress_gunzip.c en BusyBox versiones hasta 1.32.1, maneja inapropiadamente el bit de error en el puntero de resultado de huft_build, con un fallo liberación invalida o de segmentación resultante, por medio de datos gzip malformados
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed gzip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted gzip archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-03-19 CVE Reserved
- 2021-03-19 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CAPEC
References (6)
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00001.html | Mailing List |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=f25d254dfd4243698c31a4f3153d4ac72aa9e9bd | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Busybox Search vendor "Busybox" | Busybox Search vendor "Busybox" for product "Busybox" | >= 1.32.0 <= 1.32.1 Search vendor "Busybox" for product "Busybox" and version " >= 1.32.0 <= 1.32.1" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
Affected
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