Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-1000517
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.0
HIGH
Exploitability:2.1
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:32.38%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-120 ↗CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| busybox | busybox | all |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
32.381%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-05-04T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-06-26T16:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-06-26 |
| Last Updated | 2025-06-09T15:37:06 |
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