usn-3935-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
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. (CVE-2011-5325)
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. (CVE-2014-9645)
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain ZIP archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could cause BusyBox to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-9261)
Nico Golde discovered that the BusyBox DHCP client incorrectly handled certain malformed domain names. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the DHCP client to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2147)
Nico Golde discovered that the BusyBox DHCP client incorrectly handled certain 6RD options. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the DHCP client to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2148)
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain bzip2 archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted bzip2 archive, a remote attacker could cause BusyBox to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-15873)
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled tab completion. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-16544)
It was discovered that the BusyBox wget utility incorrectly handled certain responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000517)
It was discovered that the BusyBox DHCP utilities incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-20679, CVE-2019-5747)
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{
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"id": "CVE-2018-1000517",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
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"type": "Ubuntu"
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{
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
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{
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{
"id": "CVE-2017-15873",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
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{
"id": "CVE-2018-20679",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
"id": "CVE-2019-5747",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "busybox",
"binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
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{
"binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
"binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "busybox-static",
"binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
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{
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"binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "udhcpc",
"binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
},
{
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"details": "Tyler Hicks discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled symlinks inside tar\narchives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted tar archive, a remote attacker could overwrite arbitrary\nfiles outside of the current directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu\n14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-5325)\n\nMathias Krause discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled kernel module\nloading restrictions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to\nbypass intended restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2014-9645)\n\nIt was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain ZIP archives. If\na user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted\nZIP archive, a remote attacker could cause BusyBox to crash, leading to a\ndenial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu\n16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-9261)\n\nNico Golde discovered that the BusyBox DHCP client incorrectly handled\ncertain malformed domain names. A remote attacker could possibly use this\nissue to cause the DHCP client to crash, leading to a denial of service.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2016-2147)\n\nNico Golde discovered that the BusyBox DHCP client incorrectly handled\ncertain 6RD options. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the\nDHCP client to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04\nLTS. (CVE-2016-2148)\n\nIt was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain bzip2 archives.\nIf a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially\ncrafted bzip2 archive, a remote attacker could cause BusyBox to crash,\nleading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This\nissue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-15873)\n\nIt was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled tab completion. A local\nattacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This\nissue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-16544)\n\nIt was discovered that the BusyBox wget utility incorrectly handled certain\nresponses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2018-1000517)\n\nIt was discovered that the BusyBox DHCP utilities incorrectly handled\ncertain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\nto access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-20679, CVE-2019-5747)\n",
"id": "USN-3935-1",
"modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:31Z",
"published": "2019-04-03T11:59:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3935-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-5325"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9645"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-9261"
},
{
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},
{
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"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2148"
},
{
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{
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},
{
"type": "REPORT",
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},
{
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"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000517"
},
{
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"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5747"
}
],
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"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "busybox vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5325",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9645",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9261",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2147",
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"UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20679",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000517",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5747"
]
}
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.