busybox: Path traversal via crafted tar file containing symlink
Published Aug 7, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.98%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
busybox
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
busybox
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
busybox
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | busybox | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | busybox | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | busybox | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.98% (0.06984) | 93.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07176) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 4.08% (0.04081) | 88.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05799) | 90.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04660) | 88.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 7.12% (0.07118) | 91.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04660) | 88.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 7.12% (0.07118) | 91.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05799) | 89.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.88% (0.15877) | 91.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05799) | 89.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01263) | 86.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01263) | 84.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00894) | 80.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 78.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00906) | 80.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-5325 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274215 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5325
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5325
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