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.
Published 2018-06-26 16:29:01
Updated 2025-06-09 16:15:28
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2018-1000517

Threat overview for CVE-2018-1000517

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2018-1000517
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2018-1000517 1,072,003
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000517

39.91%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1000517

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST
8.0
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.1
5.9
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2025-06-09
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-1000517

References for CVE-2018-1000517

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