Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting busybox package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (27th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BUSYBOX-18017838
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed15 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-38752  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow in the evaluate function. An attacker can cause a stack overflow by supplying a crafted AWK script.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1