CVE-2015-9261
huft_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.
02 Description
huft_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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-07-26 19:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-07-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bbfe4d90e2afae54bea826a85be37d505614d9adfd101ebe8b0a5d13c6bd9cb9
05 Affected products
06 References
- git.busybox.nethttps://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=1de25a6e87e0e627aa34298105a3d17c60a1f44e
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180727 [SECURITY] [DLA 1445-1] busybox security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/3
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/803097
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3935-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
- seclists.org20190612 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Serieshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- seclists.org20190613 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Serieshttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- seclists.org20190904 SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16Xhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- seclists.org20190904 SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16Xhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- seclists.org20200827 SEC Consult SA-20200827-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ZTE mobile Hotspot MS910Shttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210215 [SECURITY] [DLA 2559-1] busybox security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
- seclists.org20220617 SEC Consult SA-20220615-0 :: Hardcoded Backdoor User and Outdated Software Components in Nexans FTTO GigaSwitch serieshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.27.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.27.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.27.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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