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

CVE-2021-42384

Disclosure Date: November 15, 2021
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Description

A use-after-free in Busybox’s awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.2 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.2
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • busybox,
  • fedoraproject

Products

  • busybox,
  • fedora 33,
  • fedora 34
Technical Analysis