CVE-2023-42364
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-42364
To remediate CVE-2023-42364, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/busybox—upgrade to 1.35.0-r31 or later
- Debian/busybox—upgrade to 1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2023-42364 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.35.0-r31
- from 0, < 1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |