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CVE-2018-1000500 json

Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet that can result in arbitrary code executio…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-1898

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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".

Patch / fix

  • busybox busybox 1.32.0
  • busybox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3
  • busybox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000500

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  • busybox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +5 more 1.35.0-4.3.1
  • busybox SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
  • busybox SLES 15 SP2-BCL, SLES 15 SP1-BCL, SLE Real Time 15 SP2 +18 more 1.34.1-4.9.1
  • busybox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +9 more 1.26.2-4.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1SUSE-SU-2022:3959-1SUSE-SU-2022:0135-2SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1

  • busybox openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.35.0-1.1
  • busybox openSUSE Leap 15.3 1.34.1-4.9.1
  • virtualbox openSUSE Leap 15.3 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.2
  • virtualbox-kmp openSUSE Leap 15.3 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.1
  • busybox openSUSE Leap 15.2 1.26.2-lp152.5.3.1
  • busybox openSUSE Leap 15.3 1.26.2-4.5.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11738-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1408-1openSUSE-SU-2021:3531-1

  • busybox Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +14 more 1.28.3-r2

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000500

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-1000500 updated cvss 5.3

busybox: wget: Missing SSL certificate validation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 busybox Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 busybox, busybox-petitboot
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

Sources

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