Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-58251
Low 2.5
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in BusyBox from BusyBox. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | busybox | 1.36.1-r31 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | busybox | 1.37.0-r14 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | busybox | 1.37.0-r20 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | busybox | 1.37.0-r24 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | busybox | 1.37.0-r24 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Debian:12 | busybox | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Debian:13 | busybox | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Debian:14 | busybox | 1:1.37.0-9 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58251 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58251 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-150 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L