A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.

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The version of busybox installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-42366 advisory.

  - A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
    (CVE-2023-42366)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the busybox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.(CVE-2023-42364)

    A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c     copyvar function.(CVE-2023-42365)

    A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at     awk.c:1159.(CVE-2023-42366)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS busybox security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the busybox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c     copyvar function.(CVE-2023-42365)

    A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at     awk.c:1159.(CVE-2023-42366)

    A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.(CVE-2023-42364)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS busybox security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the busybox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.(CVE-2023-42364)

    A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.(CVE-2023-42365)

    A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at     awk.c:1159.(CVE-2023-42366)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS busybox security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the busybox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.(CVE-2023-42364)

    A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at     awk.c:1159.(CVE-2023-42366)

    A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c     copyvar function.(CVE-2023-42365)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS busybox security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0021 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-42365:
    A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a     crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.

    CVE-2023-42366:
    A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c     copyvar function.

    CVE-2023-42364:
    A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.

    CVE-2023-42363:
    A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c:344 in BusyBox     v.1.36.1.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
    (CVE-2023-42366)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of busybox installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-42366 advisory.

  - A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
    (CVE-2023-42366)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
505132	Siemens SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2023-42366)	Tenable OT Security	Tenable.ot	2/10/2026	3/5/2026	medium
211706	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: busybox (CVE-2023-42366)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	11/21/2024	1/22/2026	medium
214044	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1001)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/13/2025	1/13/2025	medium
215995	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1131)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2/10/2025	2/10/2025	medium
216035	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1150)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2/10/2025	2/10/2025	medium
214166	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1052)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/14/2025	1/14/2025	medium
215980	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1185)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2/10/2025	2/10/2025	medium
276241	TencentOS Server 4: busybox (TSSA-2025:0021)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	11/20/2025	12/4/2025	medium
227007	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-42366	Nessus	Misc.	3/5/2025	4/28/2026	medium
295092	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: busybox (CVE-2023-42366)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	1/22/2026	1/22/2026	medium
214037	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1018)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/13/2025	1/13/2025	medium
214181	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1035)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/14/2025	1/14/2025	medium
215993	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2025-1169)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2/10/2025	2/10/2025	medium

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