CVE-2011-5325

High

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductBusybox
PublishedAug 7, 2017
First seenAug 7, 2017

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
busybox busyboxv ≤ 1.21.1—
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10—

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CVE-2011-5325 · Busybox · Dark Radar