CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-30065

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.17%

64th percentile - higher than 64% of all known CVEs

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in BusyBox 1.35-x's awk applet within the copyvar function. Processing a crafted awk pattern can lead to denial of service or potentially code execution.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could remotely crash the system or gain control over a device running BusyBox, posing a serious risk to service integrity and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update BusyBox to version 1.36.0 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A use-after-free in Busybox 1.35-x's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the copyvar function.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS