CVE-2021-42377

CRITICAL

Busybox - Remote Code Execution

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An attacker-controlled pointer free in Busybox's hush applet leads to denial of service and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mishandling the &&& string. This may be used for remote code execution under rare conditions of filtered command input.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0285
EPSS Percentile 86.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-590 CWE-763
Status published
Products (14)
busybox/busybox 1.33.0
busybox/busybox 1.33.1
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
netapp/cloud_backup
netapp/h300e_firmware
netapp/h300s_firmware
netapp/h410s_firmware
netapp/h500e_firmware
netapp/h500s_firmware
... and 4 more
Published Nov 15, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026