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Improper Certificate Validation Affecting busybox package, versions <1.28.3-r2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.68% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE311-BUSYBOX-598633
  • published 14 Aug 2020
  • disclosed 26 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 26 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-1000500 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-295 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.11 busybox to version 1.28.3-r2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simply download any file over HTTPS using "busybox wget https://compromised-domain.com/important-file&#34;.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High