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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-BUSYBOX-6097639
  • published7 Dec 2023
  • 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?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 busybox.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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

version 3.1