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
1.26% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BUSYBOX-379224
  • 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:unstable 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:unstable 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

version 3.1