Out-of-bounds Read Affecting busybox package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-BUSYBOX-1913983
  • published11 Nov 2021
  • disclosed15 Nov 2021

Introduced: 11 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-42374  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 busybox.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds heap read in Busybox's unlzma applet leads to information leak and denial of service when crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed. This can be triggered by any applet/format that

CVSS Scores

version 3.1