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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42366
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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42366
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42366.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42366
Upstream
CVE-2023-42366
Published
2023-11-27T23:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T06:46:27.478603Z
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Calculator
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Summary
[none]
Details
A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42366
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42366
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
/
busybox
Package
Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@2025-06-27?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-27
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
/
busybox
Package
Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@2025-06-27?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-27
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
/
busybox
Package
Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@2025-06-27?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-27
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
/
busybox
Package
Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@2025-06-27?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-27
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
/
busybox
Package
Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@2025-06-27?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-27
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
/
busybox
Package
Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@2025-06-27?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-27
Ubuntu:25.04
/
busybox
Package
Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@2025-06-27?arch=source&distro=plucky
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2025-06-27
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42366 - OSV