USN-4531-1

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    USN-4531-1

    Published: 22 Sept 2020Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: busybox vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the BusyBox wget applet incorrectly validated SSL certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept secure communications.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4531-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000500

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: busybox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3

    Affected versions

    1:1.22.0-19ubuntu2

    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