CVE-2023-42364
MEDIUMBusyBox 1.36.1 - Denial of Service via Crafted Awk Pattern in Awk Evaluate Function
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15868
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
34.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
busybox/busybox
1.36.1
Published
Nov 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026