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CVE-2021-42384
HIGH · CVSS 7.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-11-15T21:15:08.070 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:09:44.427

Summary

A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function

Affected products

busybox — busybox

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References

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