ghsa-234c-568r-p7m4
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:04
Modified
2025-04-20 03:48
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-16544"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-11-20T15:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.",
  "id": "GHSA-234c-568r-p7m4",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:48:47Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:04:02Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16544"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=c3797d40a1c57352192c6106cc0f435e7d9c11e8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-240-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.twistlock.com/2017/11/20/cve-2017-16544-busybox-autocompletion-vulnerability"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154536/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0013.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Aug/21"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/39"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0013.html"
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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