CVE-2017-15873
published 2017-10-24CVE-2017-15873: The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.32%
67.6th percentile
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| busybox | busybox | — | — |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-2 | 1:1.27.2-2 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-2 | 1:1.27.2-2 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-2 | 1:1.27.2-2 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-2 | 1:1.27.2-2 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 | 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4 | 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4 |
| busybox | busybox | >= 0 < 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2 | 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | busybox | < busybox 1:1.27.2-2 (bookworm) | busybox 1:1.27.2-2 (bookworm) |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-8g36-v598-qvrf: The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-15873 [MEDIUM] CWE-190 GHSA-8g36-v598-qvrf: The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
OSV
busybox vulnerabilities
osv·2019-04-03·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2011-5325 [HIGH] busybox vulnerabilities
busybox vulnerabilities
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 Bu
OSV
CVE-2017-15873: The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2
osv·2017-10-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15873 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15873: The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
Ubuntu
BusyBox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-04-03·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2011-5325 [HIGH] BusyBox vulnerabilities
Title: BusyBox vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in BusyBox.
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
Red Hat
busybox: Integer overflow in the get_next_block function
vendor_redhat·2017-10-22·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15873 [MEDIUM] CWE-190 busybox: Integer overflow in the get_next_block function
busybox: Integer overflow in the get_next_block function
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
Package: busybox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: busybox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: busybox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-15873: busybox - The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyB...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15873 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15873: busybox - The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyB...
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.2-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15873 busybox: Integer overflow in the get_next_block function
bugzilla·2017-11-20·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15873 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15873 busybox: Integer overflow in the get_next_block function
CVE-2017-15873 busybox: Integer overflow in the get_next_block function
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
Upstream issue:
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=10431
Upstream patch:
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=0402cb32df015d9372578e3db27db47b33d5c7b0
Discussion:
Created busybox tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1515259]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15873 CVE-2017-15874 CVE-2017-16544 busybox: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-11-20·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15873 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15873 CVE-2017-15874 CVE-2017-16544 busybox: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-15873 CVE-2017-15874 CVE-2017-16544 busybox: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versi
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=10431https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=0402cb32df015d9372578e3db27db47b33d5c7b0https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=10431https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=0402cb32df015d9372578e3db27db47b33d5c7b0https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
2017-10-24
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