Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2021-42377

Disclosure Date: November 15, 2021 •
CVE-2021-42377 CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8
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Description

An attacker-controlled pointer free in Busybox’s hush applet leads to denial of service and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mishandling the &&& string. This may be used for remote code execution under rare conditions of filtered command input.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
busybox 1.34.0
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • busybox,
  • fedoraproject,
  • netapp

Products

  • busybox 1.33.0,
  • busybox 1.33.1,
  • cloud backup -,
  • fedora 33,
  • fedora 34,
  • h300e firmware -,
  • h300s firmware -,
  • h410s firmware -,
  • h500e firmware -,
  • h500s firmware -,
  • h700e firmware -,
  • h700s firmware -,
  • hci management node -,
  • solidfire -
Technical Analysis