CVE-2017-15874
Publication date 24 October 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Underflow that leads to a read access violation.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| busybox | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Notes
mdeslaur
1.27.2 only, introduced by: https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=3989e5adf454a3ab98412b249c2c9bd2a3175ae0
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |