BusyBox up to 1.33.2 ash Applet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BusyBox. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ash Applet. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-42375. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BusyBox. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ash Applet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 11/17/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at jfrog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-42375 since 10/14/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.34.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BusyBox 1.34.0

Timelineinfo

10/14/2021 🔍
11/17/2021 +34 days 🔍
11/17/2021 +0 days 🔍
04/24/2025 +1254 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jfrog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-42375 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-42375
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-186731

Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2021 17:03
Updated: 04/24/2025 02:25
Changes: 11/17/2021 17:03 (37), 11/19/2021 13:59 (1), 11/19/2021 14:04 (18), 11/19/2021 14:10 (1), 04/24/2025 02:25 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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