CVE-2017-15873

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CVSS v3.1

5.5

EPSS

1.32%

Published

Oct 24, 2017

Modified

May 12, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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Description

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

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190CWE-190

Affected Products (7)

busybox · busyboxvulnerable

debian · debian_linuxvulnerable

canonical · ubuntu_linuxvulnerable

References (10)

https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=10431

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=0402cb32df015d9372578e3db27db47b33d5c7b0

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=10431

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=0402cb32df015d9372578e3db27db47b33d5c7b0

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/

Third Party Advisory

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