CVE-2017-16544

NameCVE-2017-16544
DescriptionIn the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1445-1, DLA-2559-1, ELA-20-1
Debian Bugs882258

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
busybox (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1:1.22.0-9+deb8u5fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch1:1.22.0-19+deb9u2fixed
buster1:1.30.1-4fixed
bullseye1:1.30.1-6fixed
bookworm1:1.35.0-4fixed
sid, trixie1:1.36.1-9fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
busyboxsourcewheezy1:1.20.0-7+deb7u1ELA-20-1
busyboxsourcejessie1:1.22.0-9+deb8u2DLA-1445-1
busyboxsourcestretch1:1.22.0-19+deb9u1DLA-2559-1
busyboxsource(unstable)1:1.27.2-2882258

Notes

[wheezy] - busybox <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.twistlock.com/2017/11/20/cve-2017-16544-busybox-autocompletion-vulnerability/
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=c3797d40a1c57352192c6106cc0f435e7d9c11e8

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