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Directory Traversal Affecting busybox package, versions <1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.26% (86th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
7.5 high
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Red Hat
3.5 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-BUSYBOX-379220
  • published 7 Aug 2017
  • disclosed 7 Aug 2017
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Introduced: 7 Aug 2017

CVE-2011-5325 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-22 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 busybox to version 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.