VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-42375

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-15
Last modified2026-06-17

Description

An incorrect handling of a special element in Busybox's ash applet leads to denial of service when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mistaking specific characters for reserved characters. This may be used for DoS under rare conditions of filtered command input.