High severity · published Jun 26, 2018
CVE-2018-1000500
Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet that can result in arbitrary code execution
8.1
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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".
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
Busybox · Busybox
before 1.32.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000500
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000500
Mailing List
http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2018-May/086462.html
Patch
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=45fa3f18adf57ef9d743038743d9c90573aeeb91
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4531-1/
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