VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-5325
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 6.98% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- busybox/busybox · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274215Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274215Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.