CVE-2015-9261

Summary

CVECVE-2015-9261
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-26 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-10-29 02:30:00 UTC
Descriptionhuft_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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Busybox Busybox All All All All
Application Busybox Busybox All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
#803097 - busybox: CVE-2015-9261: segmentation fault while unzipping bad archive - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20200827-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ZTE mobile Hotspot MS910S FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1445-1] busybox security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series BUGTRAQ seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Cisco Device Hardcoded Credentials / GNU glibc / BusyBox ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3935-1: BusyBox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X BUGTRAQ seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Nexans FTTO GigaSwitch Outdated Components / Hardcoded Backdoor ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
oss-security - Pointer misuse unziping files with busybox MISC www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
busybox - BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux MISC git.busybox.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2559-1] busybox security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20220615-0 :: Hardcoded Backdoor User and Outdated Software Components in Nexans FTTO GigaSwitch series FULLDISC seclists.org
WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series Code Execution / Hardcoded Credentials ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590948 Advantech Spectre RT Industrial Routers Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-054-03)
  • 751624 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1)
  • 751633 OpenSUSE Security Update for busybox (openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1)
  • 752794 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:3959-1)
  • 752903 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1)
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