CVE-2023-42365
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBusyBox
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c copyvar function.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15871Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00012.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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