VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1000500
Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet that can result in arbitrary code execution.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simply download any file over HTTPS using "busybox wget https://compromised-domain.com/important-file".
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.46% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- busybox/busybox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2018-May/086462.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=45fa3f18adf57ef9d743038743d9c90573aeeb91Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4531-1/
- http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2018-May/086462.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=45fa3f18adf57ef9d743038743d9c90573aeeb91Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4531-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.