MEDIUM
busybox: Segmentation fault when unzipping specially crafted zip file
Published Jul 26, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.34%
Description
huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
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.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.34% 0.02338
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02338
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 82.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.37% (0.02368) | 81.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 52.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 44.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 41.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 34.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (19)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.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/2019/Sep/7 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/3 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9261 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/803097 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276427 Issue Tracking
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=1de25a6e87e0e627aa34298105a3d17c60a1f44e x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor 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-2015-9261
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 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-2015-9261
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 26, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 26, 2018
Link CVE-2015-9261
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a