CVE-2023-42366

A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 35% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-787

Published

2023-11-27

Modified

2026-10-08

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• busybox:busybox

References

• https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15874
• https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15874
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0007/

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