ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000500

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    ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000500

    Published: 26 Jun 2018Last Modified: 9 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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".

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-1000500

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: busybox

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/busybox?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.28.3-r2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High