What is CVE-2024-58251?

CVE-2024-58251 is a low-severity vulnerability in Busybox, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2025-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-58251?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-58251 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Busybox

CVE-2024-58251

In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.

EPSS: 0.000 (13.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Busybox — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-150

Public proof-of-concept exploits

R16008882/CVE-checks-Yocto
gersontpc/image-base
kaisensan/desafio-girus-pick

References

www.busybox.net/downloads/
www.busybox.net
bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-58251?: CVE-2024-58251 is a low-severity vulnerability in Busybox, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2025-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-58251?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-58251 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.