A heap overflow in the ifsbreakup() function (shell/ash.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.
History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Busybox
Busybox busybox
Vendors & Products Busybox
Busybox busybox

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description A heap overflow in the ifsbreakup() function (shell/ash.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-16T15:21:03.401Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-38754

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T15:20:59.767Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T01:15:03Z