Out-of-bounds Write Affecting busybox package, versions <1.36.1-r25


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-BUSYBOX-8482879
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed27 Nov 2023

Introduced: 27 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-42366  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 busybox to version 1.36.1-r25 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.

CVSS Scores

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