CVE-2021-28831

HIGH

BusyBox 1.32.0-1.32.1 - Denial of Service via Malformed Gzip Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0279
EPSS Percentile 84.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-755
Status published
Products (5)
busybox/busybox 1.32.0 - 1.32.1
debian/debian_linux 9.0
fedoraproject/fedora 32
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
Published Mar 19, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026