CVE-2021-42377

busybox: an attacker-controlled pointer free in hush applet leads to denial of service and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command

Published Nov 15, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
An attacker-controlled pointer free in Busybox's hush applet leads to denial of service and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mishandling the &&& string. This may be used for remote code execution under rare conditions of filtered command input.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-29348 An attacker-controlled pointer free in Busybox's hush applet leads to denial of service and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mishandling the &&& string. This may be used for remote code execution under rare conditions of filtered command input.
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