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CVE-2017-15873

Publication date 24 October 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
busybox 21.04 hirsute
Fixed 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
20.10 groovy
Fixed 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
19.10 eoan
Fixed 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
19.04 disco
Fixed 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
18.10 cosmic
Fixed 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4

Patch details

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Package Patch details
busybox

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

Other references