UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15873

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15873

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15873.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15873

Upstream

CVE-2017-15873

Downstream

USN-3935-1

Related

USN-3935-1

Published

2017-10-24T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T07:50:57.744452Z

Severity

5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

The getnextblock function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / busybox

Package

Name: busybox
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.20.0-8.1ubuntu1

1:1.20.0-9ubuntu1

1:1.20.0-9ubuntu2

1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpc",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / busybox

Package

Name: busybox
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpc",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / busybox

Package

Name: busybox
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.22.0-19ubuntu2

1:1.27.2-1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpc",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}