CVE-2018-1000517

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductBusybox
PublishedJun 26, 2018
First seenJun 26, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Update
  • busybox busybox1.29.0 or later
Vendor advisories

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
busybox busyboxv < 1.29.01.29.0
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10—

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