UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000517

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000517

    Published: 26 Jun 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Aliases:
    USN-3935-1

    Summary:

    Details: BusyBox project BusyBox wget version prior to commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Busybox wget that can result in heap buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000517, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3935-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000517

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: busybox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4

    Affected versions

    1:1.20.0-8.1ubuntu1
    1:1.20.0-9ubuntu1
    1:1.20.0-9ubuntu2

    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