CVE-2018-1000517
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3935-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
BusyBox project BusyBox wget version prior to commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Busybox wget that can result in heap buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e.
BusyBox wget, de BusyBox project , en versiones anteriores al commit con ID 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e, contiene una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en Busybox wget que puede resultar en un desbordamiento de búfer basado en memoria dinámica (heap). Este ataque parece ser explotable mediante conectividad de red. La vulnerabilidad parece haber sido solucionada tras el commit con ID 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e.
Tyler Hicks discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled symlinks inside tar archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted tar archive, a remote attacker could overwrite arbitrary files outside of the current directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Mathias Krause discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled kernel module loading restrictions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-05-04 CVE Reserved
- 2018-06-26 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e | 2021-02-18 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1 | 2021-02-18 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Busybox Search vendor "Busybox" | Busybox Search vendor "Busybox" for product "Busybox" | < 1.29.0 Search vendor "Busybox" for product "Busybox" and version " < 1.29.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10" | - |
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