CVE-2023-42366

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 27, 2023
Updated: Nov 30, 2023
CWE ID 787

Summary

CVE-2023-42366 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability affecting BusyBox version 1.36.1. The issue was identified in the next_token function located at awk.c:1159. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted input to a vulnerable AWS service that uses BusyBox, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and resulting in serious security implications. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems that use BusyBox and have not been updated to a fixed version. It is highly recommended to apply the latest patch or upgrade to a version not affected by this issue to mitigate the risk.

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