Description
A heap overflow in the evalcommand() function (shell/ash.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.
Published: 2026-07-15
Score: 2.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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References

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-674
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Heap Overflow in BusyBox evalcommand() Leading to DoS busybox: Busybox: Denial of Service via heap overflow in evalcommand() function
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Title Heap Overflow in BusyBox evalcommand() Leading to DoS

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

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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'}


Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +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 evalcommand() 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: 2026-07-20T15:30:59.964Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-38755

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T15:20:20.284Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-38755 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-17T06:00:04Z

Weaknesses