#VU61584 Path traversal in BusyBox - CVE-2011-5325
Published: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61584
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5325
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BusyBox
BusyBox
Software vendor:
busybox.net
busybox.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the BusyBox implementation of tar. A remote attacker can trick pass specially crafted tar archive to the application and overwrite files outside the current working directory via a symlink.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274215
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/