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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42384

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42384 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH

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

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.199999809265137
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13busybox0, 0, 0
Debian:11busybox1.30.1-6, 0, 1:1.30.1-6
Debian:14busybox0, 0, 0
Debian:12busybox0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 15, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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