Buffer overflow in BusyBox - CVE-2018-1000517
Published: June 26, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37005
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000517
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
BusyBox project BusyBox wget version prior to commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Busybox wget that can result in heap buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e.
Affected software
BusyBox
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
openSUSE Leap
busybox
busybox-static
busybox-testsuite
busybox-warewulf3
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
openSUSE Leap
busybox
busybox-static
busybox-testsuite
busybox-warewulf3
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000517
Install update from vendor's website.
BusyBox - update to 1.29.0
busybox - addressed in versions 1.26.2-4.5.1, 1.34.1-4.9.1, 1.35.0-4.3.1, 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1, 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-static - addressed in versions 1.26.2-4.5.1, 1.34.1-4.9.1, 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1, 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-testsuite - update to 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-warewulf3 - update to 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox - addressed in versions 1.26.2-4.5.1, 1.34.1-4.9.1, 1.35.0-4.3.1, 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1, 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-static - addressed in versions 1.26.2-4.5.1, 1.34.1-4.9.1, 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1, 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-testsuite - update to 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-warewulf3 - update to 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1