CVE-2021-42373
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in Busybox's man applet leads to denial of service when a section name is supplied but no page argument is given
How to fix CVE-2021-42373
To remediate CVE-2021-42373, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/busybox—upgrade to 0 or later
- Debian/busybox—no fix listed
Is CVE-2021-42373 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |