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CVE-2023-42365

Published: Nov 27, 2023Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-416
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

n/an/a
busyboxbusybox
Embedded
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
BusyBoxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
busyboxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka busybox utilities
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15871
bugs.busybox.net
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00012.html
lists.debian.org
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-089022.json
cert-portal.siemens.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 27, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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