CVE-2017-16544
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-16544 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-11-20 15:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-10-28 19:29:00 UTC |
| Description | In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-94
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hardware | Redlion | N-tron 702-w | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Redlion | N-tron 702-w | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redlion | N-tron 702-w Firmware | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redlion | N-tron 702-w Firmware | All | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Redlion | N-tron 702m12-w | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Redlion | N-tron 702m12-w | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redlion | N-tron 702m12-w Firmware | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redlion | N-tron 702m12-w Firmware | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 1a | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 1b | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 3a | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201504401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201505401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507402 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507403 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507404 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507405 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507406 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201507407 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509201 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509202 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509203 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509204 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509205 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509206 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509207 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509208 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509209 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201509210 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201510401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201511401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201601101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201601102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201601401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201601402 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201601403 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201601404 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201601405 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201602401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603201 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603202 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603203 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603204 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603205 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603206 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603207 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201603208 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201605401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201608101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201608401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201608402 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201608403 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201608404 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201608405 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201610410 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201611401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201611402 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201611403 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702201 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702202 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702203 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702204 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702205 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702206 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702207 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702208 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702209 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702210 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702211 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201702212 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201703401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201706101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201706102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201706103 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201706401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201706402 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201706403 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201710301 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201811001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201811401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201903001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201905001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | 600-201909001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201701001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201703001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201703002 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201704001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707103 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707201 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707202 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707203 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707204 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707205 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707206 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707207 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707208 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707209 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707210 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707211 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707212 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707213 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707214 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707215 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707216 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707217 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707218 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707219 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707220 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201707221 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201710001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201712001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201803001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201806001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201808001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201810001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201810002 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201811001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201811002 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201811301 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201901001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201903001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | 650-201905001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201806001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201807001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201808001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810101 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810102 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810103 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810201 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810202 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810203 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810204 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810205 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810206 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810207 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810208 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810209 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810210 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810211 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810212 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810213 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810214 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810215 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810216 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810217 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810218 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810219 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810220 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810221 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810222 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810223 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810224 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810225 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810226 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810227 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810228 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810229 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810230 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810231 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810232 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810233 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201810234 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201811001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201901001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201901401 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201901402 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201901403 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201903001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | 670-201904001 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 | - | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20210113-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Pepperl+Fuchs IO-Link Master Series | FULLDISC | seclists.org | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Busybox Shell Vulnerability | CVE-2017-16544 | Twistlock Alerts | MISC | www.twistlock.com | 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 |
| VMSA-2019-0013.1 | CONFIRM | www.vmware.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20200312-0 :: Authenticated Command Injection in Phoenix Contact TC Router & TC Cloud Client | FULLDISC | seclists.org | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Nexans FTTO GigaSwitch Outdated Components / Hardcoded Backdoor ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| VMware Security Advisory 2019-0013 ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20210819-0 :: Multiple critical vulnerabilities in Altus Nexto and Hadron series | FULLDISC | seclists.org | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2559-1] busybox security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Lion N-Tron 702-W, 702M12-W | CISA | MISC | us-cert.cisa.gov | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| busybox - BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux | MISC | git.busybox.net | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20200902-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Red Lion N-Tron 702-W, Red Lion N-Tron 702M12-W | FULLDISC | seclists.org | Exploit, 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 | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 500077 Alpine Linux Security Update for busybox
- 503753 Alpine Linux Security Update for busybox
- 591324 Phoenix Contact TC Router and TC Cloud Client Multiple Vulnerabilities (VDE-2020-003)
- 710218 Gentoo Linux BusyBox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201803-12)
- 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)