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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28831

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28831 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14busybox0
Debian:13busybox0
Debian:12busybox0

Timeline

  • Mar 19, 2021 CVE Published
  • Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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