Input validation error in BusyBox - CVE-2024-58251
Published: April 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107932
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-58251
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: busybox.net
Affected software:
BusyBox
BusyBox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in netstat when launched with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence. A local user can lock the terminal when netstat is used by a victim.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-58251
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.