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CVE-2023-42366
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2023-42366
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
CWEs
CWE-787
Published Date
Nov 27, 2023
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15874
Exploit
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15874
Exploit
Analysis
#
Affected Component
Analysis
busybox
Patched
Vulnerability Rating
#
5.5
CVSSv31
Others affected components
#
Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
busybox
buildroot
2025.02.x
1.37.0
Not Affected
busybox
buildroot
master
1.38.0
Not Affected
busybox
openwrt
master
1.38.0-r2
Not Affected
busybox
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
1.37.0-r6
Not Affected
busybox
yocto
master
1.38.0
Not Affected
busybox
yocto
scarthgap
1.36.1
Patched
Resolved with patches
#
busybox (buildroot:2025.02.x)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
awk.c: fix CVE-2023-42366 (bug #15874)
Valery Ushakov <uwe@stderr.spb.ru>
CVE-2023-42366
busybox (buildroot:master)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
awk.c: fix CVE-2023-42366 (bug #15874)
Valery Ushakov <uwe@stderr.spb.ru>
CVE-2023-42366
busybox (yocto:kirkstone)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
awk.c: fix CVE-2023-42366 (bug #15874)
Valery Ushakov <uwe@stderr.spb.ru>
CVE-2023-42366
busybox (yocto:scarthgap)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
awk.c: fix CVE-2023-42366 (bug #15874)
Valery Ushakov <uwe@stderr.spb.ru>
CVE-2023-42366