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CVE-2018-1000517

busybox: wget: Heap-based buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() function

Published Modified CWE 120
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat5.6CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (medium), Ubuntu (medium).

Description

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 12busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 13busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 14busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 8busybox1:1.22.0-9+deb8u2
debian 9busybox1:1.22.0-19+deb9u1
echobusybox1:1.27.2-3
ubuntu 14.04busybox1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 14.04-ESMbusybox1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 16.04busybox1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 16.04-ESMbusybox1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 18.04busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2
Show all 20 entries from 20 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 12busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 13busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 14busybox1:1.27.2-3
debian 8busybox1:1.22.0-9+deb8u2
debian 9busybox1:1.22.0-19+deb9u1
echobusybox1:1.27.2-3
ubuntu 14.04busybox1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 14.04-ESMbusybox1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 16.04busybox1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 16.04-ESMbusybox1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
ubuntu 18.04busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2
ubuntu 18.04-ESMbusybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2
ubuntu 18.10busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu4.1
ubuntu 19.04busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu5
ubuntu 19.10busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu5
ubuntu 20.04busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu5
ubuntu 20.04-ESMbusybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu5
ubuntu 20.10busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu5
ubuntu 21.04busybox1:1.27.2-2ubuntu5

References

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