Directory Traversal Affecting busybox package, versions <1:1.27.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.84% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-BUSYBOX-5675964
  • published7 Aug 2017
  • disclosed7 Aug 2017

Introduced: 7 Aug 2017

CVE-2011-5325  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 busybox to version 1:1.27.2-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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