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GHSA-248X-4C3J-HCG7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:16 – Updated: 2025-06-09 18:31

Details

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".

Severity ?

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-248x-4c3j-hcg7",
  "modified": "2025-06-09T18:31:56Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:16:08Z",
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CVE-2018-1000500 (GCVE-0-2018-1000500)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-26 16:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:31

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2018-M…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=45fa3f…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://usn.ubuntu.com/4531-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-248X-4C3J-HCG7

CVE-2018-1000500 (GCVE-0-2018-1000500)

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