CVE-2015-9261

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory busybox.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=1de25a6e87e0e627aa34298105a3d17c60a1f44e patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/3 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/803097 issue tracking mailing list patch third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9261?
CVE-2015-9261 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-9261?
To fix CVE-2015-9261, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-9261 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-9261 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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