CVE-2024-58251 (GCVE-0-2024-58251)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-23 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 23:02
VLAI
Summary
In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
Severity
2.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-150 - Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
BusyBox BusyBox Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.37.0 (semver)
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