CVE-2023-42366
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.02%
Description
A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
How to fix CVE-2023-42366
To remediate CVE-2023-42366, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/busybox—upgrade to 1.35.0-r18 or later
- Debian/busybox—no fix listed
Is CVE-2023-42366 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.35.0-r18
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |