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CVE-2011-5325

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

busyboxDebian

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-1CVE-2011-5325

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-1CVE-2011-5325

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-1CVE-2011-5325

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-1CVE-2011-5325

busyboxUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2USN-3935-1

busybox-initramfsUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2USN-3935-1

busybox-staticUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2USN-3935-1

udhcpcUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2USN-3935-1

udhcpdUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4USN-3935-1

Fixed in:1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2USN-3935-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

7.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit4

Third-Party Advisory5

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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