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CVE-2018-1000500

Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet...

8.1 HighFix available

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".

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.49%Up 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

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".

Record
CVE-2018-1000500
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 6.5

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".

Record
CVE-2018-1000500
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1898 6.5

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".

Record
EUVD-2018-1898
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-248x-4c3j-hcg7 8.1

Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet...

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".

Record
GHSA-248x-4c3j-hcg7
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-1000500 8.1

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".

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000500
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2018-1000500 8.1

CVE-2018-1000500 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2018-1000500
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 8.1

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".

Record
CVE-2018-1000500
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000500 8.1

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".

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000500
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000500 8.1

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".

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000500
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2025-1762269073 No score

Fix CVE(s): CVE-2018-1000500, CVE-2022-28391, CVE-2023-39810

  • SECURITY UPDATE: missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in wget
    • debian/patches/CVE-2018-1000500-1.patch: implement TLS verification with CENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_OPENSSL
    • debian/patches/CVE 2018-1000500-2.patch: fix openssl options for cert verification
    • CVE-2018-1000500
  • SECURITY UPDATE: escape sequence injection attack
    • debian/patches/CVE-2022-28391-1.patch: sockaddr2str: ensure only printable characters are returned for the hostname part
    • debian/patches/CVE-2022-28391-2.patch: nslookup: sanitize all printed strings
    • CVE-2022-28391
  • SECURITY UPDATE: directory traversal vulnerability in CPIO command
    • debian/patches/CVE-2023-39810.patch: archival: disallow path traversals
    • debian/config/pkg/*: regenerate to add the new FEATURE_PATH_TRAVERSAL_PROTECTION option
    • CVE-2023-39810
Record
CLSA-2025-1762269073
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0009 No score

Updated busybox packages fix a security vulnerability

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". ().

Record
MGASA-2021-0009
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:1408-1 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).
  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).
  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).
  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed a directory traversal related to 'tar' command (bsc#951562).
  • CVE-2018-1000500: Fixed missing SSL certificate validation related to the 'wget' command (bsc#1099263).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:1408-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).
  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).
  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).
  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed a directory traversal related to 'tar' command (bsc#951562).
  • CVE-2018-1000500: Fixed missing SSL certificate validation related to the 'wget' command (bsc#1099263).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:3531-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed tar directory traversal (bsc#951562).
  • CVE-2015-9261: Fixed segfalts and application crashes in huft_build (bsc#1102912).
  • CVE-2016-2147: Fixed out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc (bsc#970663).
  • CVE-2016-2148: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing (bsc#970662).
  • CVE-2016-6301: Fixed NTP server denial of service flaw (bsc#991940).
  • CVE-2017-15873: Fixed integer overflow in get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c (bsc#1064976).
  • CVE-2017-15874: Fixed integer underflow in archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c (bsc#1064978).
  • CVE-2017-16544: Fixed Insufficient sanitization of filenames when autocompleting (bsc#1069412).
  • CVE-2018-1000500 : Fixed missing SSL certificate validation in wget (bsc#1099263).
  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).
  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).
  • CVE-2019-5747: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp components (bsc#1121428).
  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).
  • CVE-2021-42373: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in man leading to DoS when a section name is supplied but no page argument is given (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42374: Fixed out-of-bounds heap read in unlzma leading to information leak and DoS when crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42375: Fixed incorrect handling of a special element in ash leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mistaking specific characters for reserved characters (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42376: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in hush leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42377: Fixed attacker-controlled pointer free in hush leading to DoS and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42378: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_i function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42379: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42380: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the clrvar function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42381: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the hash_init function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42382: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_s function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42383: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42384: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42385: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42386: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the nvalloc function (bsc#1192869).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11738-1 No score

busybox-1.35.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the busybox-1.35.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11738-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).
  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).
  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).
  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed a directory traversal related to 'tar' command (bsc#951562).
  • CVE-2018-1000500: Fixed missing SSL certificate validation related to the 'wget' command (bsc#1099263).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed tar directory traversal (bsc#951562).
  • CVE-2015-9261: Fixed segfalts and application crashes in huft_build (bsc#1102912).
  • CVE-2016-2147: Fixed out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc (bsc#970663).
  • CVE-2016-2148: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing (bsc#970662).
  • CVE-2016-6301: Fixed NTP server denial of service flaw (bsc#991940).
  • CVE-2017-15873: Fixed integer overflow in get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c (bsc#1064976).
  • CVE-2017-15874: Fixed integer underflow in archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c (bsc#1064978).
  • CVE-2017-16544: Fixed Insufficient sanitization of filenames when autocompleting (bsc#1069412).
  • CVE-2018-1000500 : Fixed missing SSL certificate validation in wget (bsc#1099263).
  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).
  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).
  • CVE-2019-5747: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp components (bsc#1121428).
  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).
  • CVE-2021-42373: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in man leading to DoS when a section name is supplied but no page argument is given (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42374: Fixed out-of-bounds heap read in unlzma leading to information leak and DoS when crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42375: Fixed incorrect handling of a special element in ash leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mistaking specific characters for reserved characters (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42376: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in hush leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42377: Fixed attacker-controlled pointer free in hush leading to DoS and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42378: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_i function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42379: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42380: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the clrvar function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42381: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the hash_init function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42382: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_s function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42383: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42384: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42385: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42386: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the nvalloc function (bsc#1192869).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:0135-2 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed tar directory traversal (bsc#951562).
  • CVE-2015-9261: Fixed segfalts and application crashes in huft_build (bsc#1102912).
  • CVE-2016-2147: Fixed out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc (bsc#970663).
  • CVE-2016-2148: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing (bsc#970662).
  • CVE-2016-6301: Fixed NTP server denial of service flaw (bsc#991940).
  • CVE-2017-15873: Fixed integer overflow in get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c (bsc#1064976).
  • CVE-2017-15874: Fixed integer underflow in archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c (bsc#1064978).
  • CVE-2017-16544: Fixed Insufficient sanitization of filenames when autocompleting (bsc#1069412).
  • CVE-2018-1000500 : Fixed missing SSL certificate validation in wget (bsc#1099263).
  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).
  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).
  • CVE-2019-5747: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp components (bsc#1121428).
  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).
  • CVE-2021-42373: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in man leading to DoS when a section name is supplied but no page argument is given (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42374: Fixed out-of-bounds heap read in unlzma leading to information leak and DoS when crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42375: Fixed incorrect handling of a special element in ash leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mistaking specific characters for reserved characters (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42376: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in hush leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42377: Fixed attacker-controlled pointer free in hush leading to DoS and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42378: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_i function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42379: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42380: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the clrvar function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42381: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the hash_init function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42382: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_s function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42383: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42384: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42385: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42386: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the nvalloc function (bsc#1192869).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:0135-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3959-1 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • Enable switch_root With this change virtme --force-initramfs works as expected.
  • Enable udhcpc

busybox was updated to 1.35.0

  • Adjust busybox.config for new features in find, date and cpio

  • Annotate CVEs already fixed in upstream, but not mentioned in .changes yet:

  • CVE-2017-16544 (bsc#1069412): Insufficient sanitization of filenames when autocompleting
  • CVE-2015-9261 (bsc#1102912): huft_build misuses a pointer, causing segfaults
  • CVE-2016-2147 (bsc#970663): out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc
  • CVE-2016-2148 (bsc#970662): heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing
  • CVE-2016-6301 (bsc#991940): NTP server denial of service flaw
  • CVE-2017-15873 (bsc#1064976): The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c has an Integer Overflow
  • CVE-2017-15874 (bsc#1064978): archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c has an Integer Underflow
  • CVE-2019-5747 (bsc#1121428): out of bounds read in udhcp components
  • CVE-2021-42373, CVE-2021-42374, CVE-2021-42375, CVE-2021-42376, CVE-2021-42377, CVE-2021-42378, CVE-2021-42379, CVE-2021-42380, CVE-2021-42381, CVE-2021-42382, CVE-2021-42383, CVE-2021-42384, CVE-2021-42385, CVE-2021-42386 (bsc#1192869) : v1.34.0 bugfixes
  • CVE-2021-28831 (bsc#1184522): invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data
  • CVE-2018-20679 (bsc#1121426): out of bounds read in udhcp
  • CVE-2018-1000517 (bsc#1099260): Heap-based buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data()
  • CVE-2011-5325 (bsc#951562): tar directory traversal
  • CVE-2018-1000500 (bsc#1099263): wget: Missing SSL certificate validation
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3959-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 No score

Security update for busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2014-9645: Fixed loading of unwanted modules with / (bsc#914660).

  • CVE-2017-16544: Fixed insufficient sanitization of filenames when autocompleting (bsc#1069412).

  • CVE-2015-9261: Fixed huft_build misuses a pointer, causing segfaults (bsc#1102912).

  • CVE-2016-2147: Fixed out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc (bsc#970663).

  • CVE-2016-2148: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing (bsc#970662).

  • CVE-2016-6301: Fixed NTP server denial of service flaw (bsc#991940).

  • CVE-2017-15873: Fixed integer overflow in get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c (bsc#1064976).

  • CVE-2017-15874: Fixed integer overflow in archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma (bsc#1064978).

  • CVE-2019-5747: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp components (bsc#1121428).

  • CVE-2021-42373, CVE-2021-42374, CVE-2021-42375, CVE-2021-42376, CVE-2021-42377, CVE-2021-42378, CVE-2021-42379, CVE-2021-42380, CVE-2021-42381, CVE-2021-42382, CVE-2021-42383, CVE-2021-42384, CVE-2021-42385, CVE-2021-42386: v1.34.0 bugfixes (bsc#1192869).

  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).

  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).

  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).

  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed tar directory traversal (bsc#951562).

  • CVE-2018-1000500: Fixed missing SSL certificate validation in wget (bsc#1099263).

  • Update to 1.35.0

    • awk: fix printf %%, fix read beyond end of buffer
    • chrt: silence analyzer warning
    • libarchive: remove duplicate forward declaration
    • mount: 'mount -o rw ....' should not fall back to RO mount
    • ps: fix -o pid=PID,args interpreting entire 'PID,args' as header
    • tar: prevent malicious archives with long name sizes causing OOM
    • udhcpc6: fix udhcp_find_option to actually find DHCP6 options
    • xxd: fix -p -r
    • support for new optoins added to basename, cpio, date, find, mktemp, wget and others
  • Enable fdisk (jsc#CAR-16)

  • Update to 1.34.1:

    • build system: use SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH for timestamp if available
    • many bug fixes and new features
    • touch: make FEATURE_TOUCH_NODEREF unconditional
  • update to 1.33.1:

    • httpd: fix sendfile
    • ash: fix HISTFILE corruptio
    • ash: fix unset variable pattern expansion
    • traceroute: fix option parsing
    • gunzip: fix for archive corruption
  • Update to version 1.33.0

    • many bug fixes and new features
  • Update to version 1.32.1

    • fixes a case where in ash, 'wait' never finishes.
  • prepare usrmerge (bsc#1029961)

  • Enable testsuite and package it for later rerun (for QA, jsc#CAR-15)

  • Update to version 1.31.1:

    • Bug fix release. 1.30.1 has fixes for dc, ash (PS1 expansion fix), hush, dpkg-deb, telnet and wget.
  • Changes from version 1.31.0:

    • many bugfixes and new features.
  • Add busybox-no-stime.patch: stime() has been deprecated in glibc 2.31 and replaced with clock_settime().

  • update to 1.25.1:

    • fixes for hush, gunzip, ip route, ntpd
  • includes changes from 1.25.0:

    • many added and expanded implementations of command options
  • includes changes from 1.24.2:

    • fixes for build system (static build with glibc fixed), truncate, gunzip and unzip.
  • Update to version 1.24.1

  • Refresh busybox.install.patch

  • Update to 1.23.2

  • Cleaned up spec file with spec-cleaner

  • Refreshed patches

  • update to 1.22.1: Many updates and fixes for most included tools, see see http://www.busybox.net/news.html

Record
SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4531-1 No score

busybox vulnerability

It was discovered that the BusyBox wget applet incorrectly validated SSL certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept secure communications.

Record
USN-4531-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
busybox
Alpine:v3.10
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.11
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.12
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.13
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.14
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.15
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.16
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.17
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.18
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.19
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
busybox
Alpine:v3.20
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.21
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.22
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.23
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.24
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.8
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
Alpine:v3.9
before 1.28.3-r2
1.28.3-r2
busybox
TuxCare:Debian:10
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
busybox-static
TuxCare:Debian:10
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
busybox-syslogd
TuxCare:Debian:10
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
udhcpc
TuxCare:Debian:10
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
udhcpd
TuxCare:Debian:10
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
1:1.30.1-4+tuxcare.els3
busybox
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.35.0-41:1.35.0-4+deb12u11:1.36.0-1~exp11:1.36.1-11:1.36.1-2
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1:1.36.1-31:1.36.1-3.11:1.36.1-41:1.36.1-51:1.36.1-61:1.36.1-6~exp.11:1.36.1-71:1.36.1-81:1.36.1-91:1.37.0-11:1.37.0-101:1.37.0-10.11:1.37.0-21:1.37.0-31:1.37.0-41:1.37.0-51:1.37.0-61:1.37.0-71:1.37.0-81:1.37.0-91:1.38.0-11:1.38.0-21:1.38.0-3
None known
busybox
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.37.0-101:1.37.0-10.11:1.37.0-61:1.37.0-71:1.37.0-8
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1:1.37.0-91:1.38.0-11:1.38.0-21:1.38.0-3
None known
busybox
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.37.0-101:1.37.0-10.11:1.37.0-61:1.37.0-71:1.37.0-8
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1:1.37.0-91:1.38.0-11:1.38.0-21:1.38.0-3
None known
busybox
Mageia:7
before 1.30.1-1.1.mga7
1.30.1-1.1.mga7
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Manager Server 4.1
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
before 1.35.0-4.3.1
1.35.0-4.3.1
busybox
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3, plus listed versions
1:1.22.0-19ubuntu21:1.27.2-1ubuntu31:1.27.2-1ubuntu41:1.27.2-2ubuntu21:1.27.2-2ubuntu31:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.11:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3
busybox
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2, plus listed versions
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu41:1.30.1-4ubuntu51:1.30.1-4ubuntu61:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.1
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2
busybox
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-lp152.5.3.1
1.26.2-lp152.5.3.1
busybox-static
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-lp152.5.3.1
1.26.2-lp152.5.3.1
busybox
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
busybox-static
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.26.2-4.5.1
1.26.2-4.5.1
virtualbox
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.2
6.1.34-lp153.2.27.2
virtualbox-kmp
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.1
6.1.34-lp153.2.27.1
busybox
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.34.1-4.9.1
1.34.1-4.9.1
busybox
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 1.35.0-1.1
1.35.0-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1000500 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Busybox, published June 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.49%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in busybox 1.28.3-r2.

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