CVE-2023-42365

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c copyvar function.

Se descubrió una vulnerabilidad de use-after-free en BusyBox v.1.36.1 mediante un patrón awk manipulado en la función copyvar awk.c.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-08 CVE Reserved
2023-11-27 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
2025-04-21 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15871	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Busybox Search vendor "Busybox"		Busybox Search vendor "Busybox" for product "Busybox"				1.36.1 Search vendor "Busybox" for product "Busybox" and version "1.36.1"		-		Affected