Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-9261
CVE-2015-9261
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.
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Affected products
36- osv-coords35 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/busybox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/busybox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/busybox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/virtualbox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/virtualbox-kmp&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 1.34.1-4.9.1+ 34 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.34.1-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- bugs.debian.org/803097nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/3nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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