CVE-2023-42364 is a use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1, specifically within the awk.c evaluate function, allowing attackers to trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV entry, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive hot list status.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.36.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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