CVE-2015-9261 : huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing segfaults and

huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.

Published 2018-07-26 19:29:00

Updated 2022-10-29 02:30:37

Source MITRE

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Threat overview for CVE-2015-9261

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2015-9261

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2015-9261 820,740

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-9261

EPSS FAQ

0.10%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 41 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-9261

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

References for CVE-2015-9261

https://bugs.debian.org/803097

#803097 - busybox: CVE-2015-9261: segmentation fault while unzipping bad archive - Debian Bug report logs
Issue Tracking;Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=1de25a6e87e0e627aa34298105a3d17c60a1f44e

busybox - BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux
Patch;Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7

Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/3

oss-security - Pointer misuse unziping files with busybox
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 2559-1] busybox security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/

USN-3935-1: BusyBox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 1445-1] busybox security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html

WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series Code Execution / Hardcoded Credentials ≈ Packet Storm
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7

Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html

Cisco Device Hardcoded Credentials / GNU glibc / BusyBox ≈ Packet Storm
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20

Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20200827-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ZTE mobile Hotspot MS910S
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36

Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20220615-0 :: Hardcoded Backdoor User and Outdated Software Components in Nexans FTTO GigaSwitch series
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14

Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html

Nexans FTTO GigaSwitch Outdated Components / Hardcoded Backdoor ≈ Packet Storm
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18

Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url

Products affected by CVE-2015-9261

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 9.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Busybox » Busybox
Versions before (<) 1.27.2
cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 14.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 16.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-9261

Threat overview for CVE-2015-9261

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-9261

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-9261

CWE ids for CVE-2015-9261

References for CVE-2015-9261

Products affected by CVE-2015-9261