An attacker-controlled pointer free in Busyboxs 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.
The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Busybox | Busybox | 1.33.0 (including) | 1.33.0 (including) |
Busybox | Busybox | 1.33.1 (including) | 1.33.1 (including) |
This weakness can take several forms, such as: