NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting busybox package, versions <1:1.27.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BUSYBOX-379263
  • published26 Jul 2018
  • disclosed26 Jul 2018

Introduced: 26 Jul 2018

CVE-2015-9261  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (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.

huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.

CVSS Scores

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