CVE-2017-16544
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 6.14 % · percentile 93 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
- https://www.twistlock.com/2017/11/20/cve-2017-16544-busybox-autocompletion-vulnerability/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=c3797d40a1c57352192c6106cc0f435e7d9c11e8
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0013.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154536/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0013.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-240-01
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/39
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Aug/21
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-7737
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-16544
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2019-AVI-446 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.27.2cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201504401:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201505401:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507101:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507102:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507401:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507402:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507403:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507404:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507405:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507406:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507407:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509101:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509102:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509201:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509202:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509203:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509204:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509205:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509206:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509207:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509208:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509209:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509210:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201510401:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201511401:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601101:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601102:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601401:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601402:*:*:*:*:*:*- +147 more
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |