CVE-2015-9261: busybox NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-9261 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in busybox. EPSS estimates a 2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 10 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7Timeline
- 26-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.04 pp
From 2.37% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
10 foundExploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
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Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- busybox< 1:1.27.2-1 | < 1:1.17.1-8+deb6u11
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Busybox1 product
- busybox< 1.27.2
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04
Mageia1 product
- busybox< 1.25.1-1.1.mga6
Ubuntu1 product
- busybox< 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 | < 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
5 vendors · 6 products
References
22 links- git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=1de25a6e87e0e627aa34298105a3d17c60a1f44eX Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/3X Refsource MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
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- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory