Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2021· Updated Nov 3, 2025
CVE-2021-42374
CVE-2021-42374
Description
An out-of-bounds heap read in Busybox's unlzma applet leads to information leak and denial of service when crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed. This can be triggered by any applet/format that
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T2TURBYYJGBMQTTN2DSOAIQGP7WCPGV/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UQXGOGWBIYWOIVXJVRKHZR34UMEHQBXS/mitrevendor-advisory
- claroty.com/team82/research/unboxing-busybox-14-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-jfrogmitre
- jfrog.com/blog/unboxing-busybox-14-new-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-and-jfrog/mitre
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0002/mitre
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