Vulnerability in Busybox
CVE-2021-42375
An incorrect handling of a special element in Busybox's ash applet leads to denial of service when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mistaking specific characters for reserved characters. This may be used for DoS under r…
EPSS: 0.001 (19.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Busybox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42375?
- CVE-2021-42375 is a vulnerability in Busybox, classified under CWE-159. Published 2021-11-15.
- Is CVE-2021-42375 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.