CVE-2021-42378

A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_i function
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.2 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
JFROGCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7.2 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 46%
VendorProductVersion
busyboxbusybox
1.16.0 ≤
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≤ 1.33.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
busybox
bullseye
no-dsa
buster
no-dsa
stretch
postponed
bookworm
1:1.35.0-4
fixed
sid
1:1.37.0-4
fixed
trixie
1:1.37.0-4
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
busybox
jammy
Fixed 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2
released
impish
Fixed 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu3.1
released
hirsute
Fixed 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu2.1
released
focal
Fixed 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4
released
bionic
Fixed 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4
released
xenial
ignored
trusty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://claroty.com/team82/research/unboxing-busybox-14-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-jfrog
https://jfrog.com/blog/unboxing-busybox-14-new-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-and-jfrog/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T2TURBYYJGBMQTTN2DSOAIQGP7WCPGV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UQXGOGWBIYWOIVXJVRKHZR34UMEHQBXS/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0002/
https://claroty.com/team82/research/unboxing-busybox-14-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-jfrog
https://jfrog.com/blog/unboxing-busybox-14-new-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-and-jfrog/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00012.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T2TURBYYJGBMQTTN2DSOAIQGP7WCPGV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UQXGOGWBIYWOIVXJVRKHZR34UMEHQBXS/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0002/